The first launch of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle" id="mwAQk" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Space Shuttle">Space Shuttle</a> (<i id="mwAQo"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Columbia" id="mwAQs" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Space Shuttle Columbia">Columbia</a></i>) takes place: The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-1" id="mwAQw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="STS-1">STS-1</a> mission.