1.   Columbia, the first shuttle built, is too heavy to carry the heavy components of the outpost.

2.   I was at Johnson Space Center in Houston for the landing of the first shuttle, commanded by John Young.

3.   If the men I know remain mesmerized by Mars, that first shuttle to the moon may look really appealing.

4.   Last year, Atlantis became the first shuttle to get the new displays.

5.   On his first diplomatic shuttle abroad, he was pelted by eggs in Mexico.

6.   Atlantis will fly again in late May or early June, when it makes the first shuttle docking with Mir.

7.   Eurotunnel did not give an exact start date, saying only that the first freight shuttle would leave before Thursday.

8.   The Columbia was the first shuttle in space.

9.   The crew also includes Russian cosmonaut Vladimir Titov, making his first shuttle flight and his fourth trip into space.