Space Shuttle astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen (in tan space suits) are greeted by members of the ground crew after stepping off the Space Shuttle Columbia after STS-1
WELCOME HOME -- Space Shuttle astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen (in tan space suits) are greeted by members of the ground crew moments after stepping off the shuttle Columbia following its first landing at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Young and Crippen had piloted the Columbia on its first orbital space mission, April 12 - 14, 1981.
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- 1981-04-14
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- NASA
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- AFRC
- Archive
- NASA Image and Video Library
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- photograph
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"Space Shuttle astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen (in tan space suits) are greeted by members of the ground crew after stepping off the Space Shuttle Columbia after STS-1" (1981-04-14). NASA/AFRC. Public domain. https://images.nasa.gov/details/EC81-15177Need photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 86702.
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