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Launch: 22 Mar 1982, 11:00:00 am STS-3 was the third test flght of the Space Shuttle Obiter Columbia. Astronauts were Jack R. Lousma, commander, and C. Gordon Fullerton, pilot.

Launch: 12 Nov 1981, 10:09:59 am STS-2 was the United States’ second Space Shuttle orbital flight test mission. Crewmen were Astronauts Joe H. Engle, commander, and Richard H. Truly, pilot. Their spacecraft, Orbiter 102 Columbia, is depicted in the insignia along with the crew members’ surname, and the merged eagle and American flag.… Read the rest “STS-2”

STS-1 was the first of four orbital flight tests to verify the design and performance capability of the Space Transportation System. Veteran Astronaut John Young was the commander of the mission. Rookie Astronaut Robert Crippen was the pilot. The mission was approximately fifty-four hours.… Read the rest “STS-1”