Crewed Space-Flights - United States (1981-2000)
- Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-1, 1981) - First orbital flight of the Space Shuttle program.
- Space Shuttle Challenger (STS-6, 1983) - First flight of Space Shuttle Challenger.
- Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-41-D, 1984) - First flight of Space Shuttle Discovery.
- Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-51-J, 1985) - First flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis.
- Space Shuttle Endeavour (STS-49, 1992) - Maiden flight of Space Shuttle Endeavour.
- STS-71 (1995) - First Space Shuttle mission to dock with the Russian space station, Mir.
- STS-95 (1998) - John Glenn returned to space aboard Space Shuttle Discovery at the age of 77.
- STS-106 (2000) - Preparatory mission for the arrival of the first permanent crew on the ISS.
- Expedition 1 (2000) - First long-duration crewed mission to the International Space Station (ISS).
