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The space shuttle program began when the _____ flew on April 12, 1981.ColumbiaChallengerApolloMercury

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Answer: Columbia

Explanation: The space shuttle program began when the Columbia flew on April 12, 1981 leading to an accomplished routine transportation for Earth-to-orbit crew and cargo and lasted from the same year up until 2011. It is officially named the "Space Transportation System". The Shuttle is known to be the only reusable winged crewed spacecraft to have achieved orbit and landing and also to have ever made multiple flights into orbit.

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