Highlights of NASA's 30 Year Long Space Shuttle Program By hobrien2020 Nov 19, 1956 First Woman to Pilot and Command Space Shuttle Apr 12, 1961 First Russian to fly on the American Space Shuttle Jun 16, 1963 First Woman Astronaut Flies on Shuttle Apr 12, 1981 First Space Shuttle Launched into Orbit Apr 12, 1981 Colombia Launch Fail Apr 4, 1983 Challenger Launch Fail Oct 3, 1985 Atlantis First Launch May 7, 1992 Endeavor First Launch May 13, 1992 First Space walk from Space Shuttle Jul 4, 2006 Discovery First Launch Feb 24, 2011 Discovery Final Launch Jun 1, 2011 Endeavor Final Launch Jun 8, 2011 Latest Space Shuttle Launched into Orbit Jul 8, 2011 Atlantis Final Launch
