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NASA image: First Space Shuttle Flight - Astronaut Bob Crippen on the legacy of STS-1 & Columbia – Rocket Ranch
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Apr 7, 2021

First Space Shuttle Flight - Astronaut Bob Crippen on the legacy of STS-1 & Columbia – Rocket Ranch

When the spotlights came on in the predawn hours of April 12, 1981, they illuminated a spacecraft like no other: the...

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NASA image: Bob Crippen Interview on STS-1: Soundbites
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Mar 25, 2021

Bob Crippen Interview on STS-1: Soundbites

The Space Shuttle Columbia began a new era of manned spaceflight when it lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center...

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NASA image: 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
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Apr 14, 1981

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...

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NASA image: Simulator - Crippen, Robert
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Apr 5, 1979

Simulator - Crippen, Robert

S79-31075 (5 April 1979) --- Astronauts John W. Young, left, and Robert L. Crippen, crewmen for the first space...

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NASA image: ZERO-G - Crippen, Robert L.
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Apr 3, 1979

ZERO-G - Crippen, Robert L.

Zero-gravity experiments in KC-135 conducted by John Young, Robert L. Crippen, Joseph Kerwin, and Margaret Seddon....

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NASA image: Simulator - Crippen, Robert
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Oct 4, 1979

Simulator - Crippen, Robert

S79-37006 (29 Sept. 1979) --- Astronaut John W. Young, commander of STS-1, goes through a simulation exercises in...

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NASA image: OFFICIAL PORTRAIT - CRIPPEN, ROBERT L., ASTRONAUT - STS-1
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May 7, 1979

OFFICIAL PORTRAIT - CRIPPEN, ROBERT L., ASTRONAUT - STS-1

S79-31777 (7 May 1979) --- Astronaut Robert L. Crippen.

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NASA image: Astronaut Robert Crippen simulates preparation of Skylab meal
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Jun 15, 1972

Astronaut Robert Crippen simulates preparation of Skylab meal

S72-41855 (15 June 1972) --- Astronaut Robert L. Crippen, Skylab Medical Experiment Altitude Test (SMEAT) commander,...

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NASA image: Crippen, pilot for STS-1, during a training session
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Mar 22, 1978

Crippen, pilot for STS-1, during a training session

S79-25016 (13 Dec. 1978) --- Astronaut Robert L. Crippen, pilot for the first space shuttle orbital flight test,...

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NASA image: Crippen, pilot for STS-1, during a training session
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Mar 22, 1978

Crippen, pilot for STS-1, during a training session

S79-25014 (13 Dec. 1978) --- Astronaut Robert L. Crippen, pilot of the first space shuttle orbital flight test...

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NASA image: Pilot Crippen prepares meal on middeck
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Apr 14, 1981

Pilot Crippen prepares meal on middeck

STS001-07-502 (12-14 April 1981) --- A smiling Robert L. Crippen, STS-1 pilot, is about to prepare a meal aboard the...

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NASA image: Pilot Crippen prepares meal on middeck
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Apr 14, 1981

Pilot Crippen prepares meal on middeck

STS001-07-502 (12-14 April 1981) --- A smiling Robert L. Crippen, STS-1 pilot, is about to prepare a meal aboard the...

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NASA image: Commander Crippen at Forward Flight Deck Commanders Station
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Jun 24, 1983

Commander Crippen at Forward Flight Deck Commanders Station

STS007-31-1614 & S83-35775 (24 June 1983) --- Astronaut Robert L. Crippen is seen at the commander’s station of the...

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NASA image: Astronauts Crippen and Payload specialist Garneau in front of SMS
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Sep 4, 1984

Astronauts Crippen and Payload specialist Garneau in front of SMS

41D-3142 (3 Sept 1984) --- Astronaut Robert L. Crippen, left, crew commander for NASA's 41-G flight, and Marc...

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NASA image: ASTRONAUT CRIPPEN, ROBERT L. - PILOT - STS-1 - TRAINING - JSC
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Mar 22, 1978

ASTRONAUT CRIPPEN, ROBERT L. - PILOT - STS-1 - TRAINING - JSC

S79-25007 (13 Dec. 1978) --- Astronaut Robert L. Crippen, pilot for the first space shuttle orbital flight test...

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NASA image: KSC-2012-3115
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May 31, 2012

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Workers at NASA's Kennedy Space Center watch a demonstration of new systems installed in the...

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NASA image: KSC-2012-3138
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May 30, 2012

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Robert Cabana, director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center and a former astronaut, takes a look...

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NASA image: KSC-2012-3139
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May 30, 2012

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Robert Cabana, director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center and a former astronaut, listens to a...

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NASA image: KSC-2012-3114
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May 31, 2012

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Workers at NASA's Kennedy Space Center watch a demonstration of new systems installed in the...

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NASA image: KSC-2012-3136
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May 30, 2012

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Robert Cabana, director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center and a former astronaut, watches a...

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NASA image: KSC-2012-3113
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May 31, 2012

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Workers at NASA's Kennedy Space Center watch a demonstration of new systems installed in the...

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NASA image: KSC-2012-3116
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May 31, 2012

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Workers at NASA's Kennedy Space Center watch a demonstration of new systems installed in the...

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NASA image: KSC-2012-3137
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May 30, 2012

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Robert Cabana, director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center and a former astronaut, watches a...

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NASA image: Astronaut Crippen prepares to join crew in training
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Sep 4, 1984

Astronaut Crippen prepares to join crew in training

41D-3186 (4 Sept 1984) --- Astronaut Robert L. Crippen, 41-G crew commander, prepares to join his six fellow...

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