KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-1 Prime Crew Astronauts, John Young (in front) and Bob Crippen, are followed by Flight Operations Director George Abbey, crew trainer Richard Nygram, and a space suit technician as they depart KSC’s Operations and Checkout Building enroute to Pad 39A for boarding of the Space Shuttle. Just visible to the left, is KSC’s Gather Cottee, coordinating TV coverage at the OandC departure point.
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April 12, 1981
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