Apollo ASTP crewmen return to Ellington Air Force Base, Houston, Texas
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Dr. Christopher C. Kraft Jr. (second from left), JSC Director, chats with the three ASTP crewmen on the runway at Ellington Air Force Base after their arrival home from the Pacific recovery area. The six men are, left to right, Col. Donald Robinson, EAFB commander; Dr. Kraft; Astronaut John W. Young, Chief of the Astronaut office at JSC; Astronaut Vance D. Brand, command module pilot of the crew; Astronaut Donald K. Slayton, docking module pilot of the crew; and Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, crew commander. This picture was taken prior to the Official welcoming ceremonies (30109); Dr. Glynn S. Lunney (at microphone), American Technical Director of the Apollo Soyuz Test Project, praises the three ASTP crewmen during welcoming home ceremonies at Ellington. The seven persons behind Lunney are, left to right, Dr. Kraft; Mrs Vance D. Brand; Astronaut Brand; Mrs. Donald K. Slayton; Astronaut Slayton; Astronaut Stafford; and Mrs. Thomas P. Stafford. Medical treatment in Hawaii delayed the ret
