LANDING (CREW ACTIVITIES) - STS-1 - EDWARDS AFB (EAFB), CA
S81-30846 (14 April 1981) --- Astronaut John W. Young (near center of photo), STS-1 commander, egresses the space shuttle Columbia upon the completion of checklist activities following the successful landing of the spacecraft used on STS-1 space mission. George W.S. Abbey, director of flight operations at the Johnson Space Center (JSC), greets him at the bottom of the steps. Astronaut Robert L. Crippen, STS-1 pilot, is still inside Columbia. Dr. Craig L. Fischer, chief of the medical operations branch in the medical sciences division at JSC, ingresses the spacecraft at top of stairs. Photo credit: NASA
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April 14, 1981
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