Sentences with phrase «u.s. space shuttle flights»

U.S. space shuttle flights are launched at Cape Canaveral.

This week includes the 57th anniversary of the first human spaceflight — Yuri Gagarin's one - orbit ride aboard Vostok 1 on April 12, 1961, and the 37th anniversary of the first U.S. space shuttle flight — STS - 1 on April 12, 1981, with John Young and Bob Crippen at the controls.

Not exact matches

Featuring the official Space Shuttle program seal, the NASA logo patch, and the U.S. flag this jacket is an authentic replica of the NASA Space Shuttle astronaut flight jackets.

And with the flight of Apollo 17 in 1972, the U.S. put aside its plans for a permanent base on the Moon, deciding to rely instead on unmanned spacraft and the fleet of space shuttles for the future.