Who commanded the first space shuttle flight in 1981
Hello The first Shuttle flight STS-1 was flown April 12, 1982. Astronaut John W. Young was the Commander and, Astronaut Robert L. Crippen was the Pilot. The 37-orbit, 1,074,567-mile-long flight lasted 2 days, 6 hours, 20 minutes and 53 seconds. Landing took place on Runway 23 at Edwards Air Force Base, California on April 14 at 10:21 a.m. PST. I hope this answers your question.
