Question

The space shuttle program began with the flight of the: challenger apollo mercury columbia explorer

Answer 1

Well, the Mercury program was the kick starter for the NASA space program. Then came the Gemini missions, and finally the Apollo missions. The Columbia was the first space shuttle to be launched into space.

Answer 2

The correct answer is:

Columbia

Explanation:

The NASA's space shuttle program began in April 12, 1981, with the launch of the space shuttle named Columbia, commanded by John Young. This space shuttle successfully completed 27 missions, and disintegrated in its 28th mission on February 2003.

NASA's space shuttle program flew 135 missions during 30 years of missions and helped with the construction of the International Space Station, the order of the space shuttles is: Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour.