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STS-1: The comeback of J. Young et R. Crippen 04/1981
author: Nasa/Novapix
reference: e-sts00-14004
Image Size 300 DPI: 49 * 32 cm
Astronaut Robert L. Crippen, pilot for the STS-1 flight, egresses the NASA space shuttle following touchdown of the Columbia on Rogers Dry Lake at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Astronaut John W. Young, crew commander, had earlier exited the craft and can be seen standing at the foot of the steps with George W. S. Abbey, director of flight operations at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Dr. Craig L. Fischer, chief of the medical operations branch in JSC's medical sciences division, follows Crippen down the steps. 14 April 1981.
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