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3 2 1 and lift off the space shuttle program began in 1976 first starting with the Enterprise an experimental vehicle with no engines or heat shields designed simply for re-entry tests turn 16, first launched in 1981 the Colombia set off a new era of the Space Race a scientific race with an additional four ships being built and flying 135 total missions despite a couple setbacks the shuttle program is hands down the most successful and influential Space Program of the 20th century