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Aerial View of Columbia Laun
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| Title |
Aerial View of Columbia Launch |
| Full Description |
Aerial view of the STS-2 Columbia launch from Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, taken by astronaut John Young aboard NASA's Shuttle Training Aircraft (STA). |
| Date |
11/12/1981 |
| NASA Center |
Johnson Space Center |
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Columbia Commander John Youn
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| Title |
Columbia Commander John Young |
| Full Description |
John W. Young, STS-1 mission Commander, prepares to log flight-pertinent data in a loose-leaf flight activities notebook onboard the Space Shuttle Columbia. Young is seated in the commander's station on the port side of Columbia's forward flight deck. |
| Date |
04/14/1981 |
| NASA Center |
Johnson Space Center |
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Columbia On Final Approach
| Title |
Columbia On Final Approach |
| Full Description |
The underside of Columbia as it makes its final approach before landing on the Rogers Dry Lakebed at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The Shuttle was piloted by Richard Truly who would go on to become NASA's eighth Administrator. |
| Date |
11/16/1981 |
| NASA Center |
Johnson Space Center |
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Throttling Upward
| Title |
Throttling Upward |
| Full Description |
Aerial views of the STS-2 launch from Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center. This photograph of Columbia soaring toward earth orbit was captured by Mission- Specialist/Astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan from the rear station of a T-38 jet aircraft. Part of the wing top of her aircraft can be seen in the lower left corner. Another T-38 jet can be seen at lower left corner near the smoke trails from the Shuttle. |
| Date |
11/12/1981 |
| NASA Center |
Johnson Space Center |
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The Space Shuttle Columbia g
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| Photo Date |
April 14, 1981 |
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| Photo Description |
After completing it's first orbital mission with a landing at Edwards Air Force Base on April 14, 1981, Space Shuttle Columbia received a humorous sendoff before it's ferry flight atop a modified 747 back to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Holding the sign are, left to right: Melvin Burke, DFRC Orbital Flight Test (OFT) Program Manager, Isaac 'Ike' Gillam, DFRC Center Director, Fitzhugh 'Fitz' L. Fulton Jr., NASA DFRC 747 SCA Pilot, and Donald K. 'Deke' Slayton, JSC OFT Project Manager. |
| Photo Date |
April 28, 1981 |
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The Space Shuttle Columbia t
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| Photo Description |
TOUCHDOWN! -- The Space Shuttle Columbia touches down on lakebed runway 23 at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., to conclude the first orbital shuttle mission, April 14, 1981. |
| Photo Date |
April 14, 1981 |
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Space Shuttle astronauts Joh
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| Photo Description |
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. |
| Project Description |
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 landing at Edwards Air Force Base, CA. |
| Photo Date |
April 14, 1981 |
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| Photo Description |
The Space Shuttle Columbia touches down on lakebed runway 23 at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., to conclude the first orbital shuttle mission. (JSC photo # S81-30734) |
| Project Description |
Space Shuttle STS-1 |
| Photo Date |
April 14, 1981 |
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| Photo Description |
The Space Shuttle Columbia on Rogers Dry lakebed at Edwards AFB after landing to complete its first orbital mission on April 14, 1981. Technicians towed the Shuttle back to the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center for post-flight processing and preparation for a return ferry flight atop a modified 747 to Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (JSC photo # S81-30749) |
| Project Description |
Space Shuttle STS-1 |
| Photo Date |
April 14, 1981 |
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The Space Shuttle Columbia o
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| Photo Description |
The Space Shuttle Columbia on Rogers Dry lakebed at Edwards AFB after landing to complete its first orbital mission on April 14, 1981. Technicians towed the Shuttle back to the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center for post-flight processing and preparation for a return ferry flight atop a modified 747 to Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (JSC photo # S81-31163) |
| Photo Date |
April 14, 1981 |
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Liftoff of Space Shuttle Col
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| Title |
Liftoff of Space Shuttle Columbia |
| Explanation |
On April 12, 1981, space flight entered a new era with the first launch [ http://spacelink.nasa.gov/NASA.Projects/Human.Exploration.and.Development.of.Space/Human.Space.Flight/Shuttle/Shuttle.Missions/Flight.001.STS-1/ ] of Space Shuttle Columbia [ http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/resources/orbiters/columbia.html ]. NASA's Space Shuttles [ http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/shuttlehistory.html ] land like a normal airplane, carry a heavy cargo, carry a large crew, make use of cheap solid fuel, and are reusable. Previous to this flight [ http://images.jsc.nasa.gov/iams/html/pao/STS1.htm ], no manned orbiting space ship had ever landed on a runway. Space Shuttles now are the flagships and the workhorses [ http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/missions.html ] of NASA's space going rockets. |
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Selected frames of the SRB s
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| Title |
Selected frames of the SRB separation during STS-1 launch path |
| Description |
Selected frames of the Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) separation during STS-1 launch path. Views include scenes taken by a 16mm camera mounted in the umbilical walls of the Columbia's external fuel tanks. View is of the separation of the SRB on the left side at an altitude of 24 nautical miles (30504,30506), separation of the external tank following the shutdown of the vehicle's three main engines (30505,30509), begining of the separation of the SRBs at an altitude of 24 nautical miles. Much of this photo is of the aft dome of the external tank (30507-8). |
| Date |
04.20.1981 |
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STS 1 Shuttle Columbia firin
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| Title |
STS 1 Shuttle Columbia firing main engines |
| Description |
Long range view of STS 1 Shuttle Columbia firing main engines prior to launch. |
| Date |
03.20.1981 |
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STS-1 Columbia on pad prepar
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| Title |
STS-1 Columbia on pad preparing for Flight Readiness firing |
| Description |
STS-1 Columbia on pad showered with lights in a night time preparation for a Flight Readiness Firing (FRF) at Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. |
| Date |
03.31.1981 |
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STS-2 suit preparation
| Title |
STS-2 suit preparation |
| Description |
Flight crew equipment specialists perform a checkout of an astronaut flight suit to be worn during STS-2 on Columbia. This particular suit is an Ejection Escape Suit (EES). |
| Date |
10.23.1981 |
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Inflight activites of Young
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| Title |
Inflight activites of Young and Crippen in the cockpit and middeck STS-1 |
| Description |
Inflight activites of Young and Crippen in the cockpit and middeck areas during the STS-1 mission. Commander John W. Young mans the commander's station in the Columbia. A loose leaf notebook with flight activites data floats in the weightless environment (30419), Pilot Robert L. Crippen takes advantage of zero gravity to do some aerobics in the mid-deck area (30420), Young shaves his face in the mid-deck area. Food tray is mounted to the locker door at center (30421), Young cleans off his razor after shaving (30422), Crippen floats in zero gravity inside the orbiter. Clouds over the earth can be seen through the spacecraft's top viewing windows. Back side of the commander and pilot's seats can be seen at lower portion of the frame (30423). |
| Date |
04.15.1981 |
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View of the Payload Assist M
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| Title |
View of the Payload Assist Module being installed in Columbia for STS-2 |
| Description |
View of the Payload Assist Module (PAM) being installed in Columbia's Payload bay for STS-2 mission. |
| Date |
08.17.1981 |
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Views of STS-1 Prime Crew du
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| Title |
Views of STS-1 Prime Crew during classroom session before flight |
| Description |
Views of STS-1 Backup crew Joe H. Engle and Richard H. Truly during classroom session before flight of Columbia (29617), Prime Crew, backup crew and trainers using overhead projector during classroom session (29618,29620), Prime crew Commander John W. Young and Pilot Robert Crippen during classroom session (29619). |
| Date |
04.06.1981 |
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Views of STS-1 Prime Crew du
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| Title |
Views of STS-1 Prime Crew during classroom session before flight |
| Description |
Views of STS-1 Backup crew Joe H. Engle and Richard H. Truly during classroom session before flight of Columbia (29617), Prime Crew, backup crew and trainers using overhead projector during classroom session (29618,29620), Prime crew Commander John W. Young and Pilot Robert Crippen during classroom session (29619). |
| Date |
04.06.1981 |
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Views of STS-1 Prime Crew du
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| Title |
Views of STS-1 Prime Crew during classroom session before flight |
| Description |
Views of STS-1 Backup crew Joe H. Engle and Richard H. Truly during classroom session before flight of Columbia (29617), Prime Crew, backup crew and trainers using overhead projector during classroom session (29618,29620), Prime crew Commander John W. Young and Pilot Robert Crippen during classroom session (29619). |
| Date |
04.06.1981 |
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Views of STS-1 Prime Crew du
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| Title |
Views of STS-1 Prime Crew during classroom session before flight |
| Description |
Views of STS-1 Backup crew Joe H. Engle and Richard H. Truly during classroom session before flight of Columbia (29617), Prime Crew, backup crew and trainers using overhead projector during classroom session (29618,29620), Prime crew Commander John W. Young and Pilot Robert Crippen during classroom session (29619). |
| Date |
04.06.1981 |
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JSC Shuttle Mission Simulato
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| Title |
JSC Shuttle Mission Simulator (SMS) visual system payload bay video image |
| Description |
This video image is of the STS-2 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, payload bay (PLB) showing the Office of Space Terrestrial Applications 1 (OSTA-1) pallet (Shuttle Imaging Radar A (SIR-A) antenna (left) and SIR-A recorder, Shuttle Multispectral Infrared Radiometer (SMIRR), Feature Identification Location Experiment (FILE), Measurement of Air Pollution for Satellites (MAPS) (right)). The image is used in JSC's Fixed Based (FB) Shuttle Mission Simulator (SMS). It is projected inside the FB-SMS crew compartment during mission simulation training. The FB-SMS is located in the Mission Simulation and Training Facility Bldg 5. |
| Date |
02.06.1981 |
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Launch view of the Columbia
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| Title |
Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981 |
| Description |
Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981. In this view, Columbia is past the scaffolding and headed for the sky. |
| Date |
04.17.1981 |
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Launch view of the Columbia
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| Title |
Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981 |
| Description |
Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981. View include main engine ignition on Columbia (30498), Columbia begins its liftoff (30499-500,30503), close-up view of orbiter on its solid rocket booster (30501), close-up of tail end of orbiter as solid rocket boosters ignite (30502), . |
| Date |
04.20.1981 |
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Launch view of the Columbia
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| Title |
Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981 |
| Description |
Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981. View Columbia begins to soar beyond launch pad 39A. |
| Date |
04.20.1981 |
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Launch view of the Columbia
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| Title |
Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981 |
| Description |
Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981. View include main engine ignition on Columbia (30498), Columbia begins its liftoff (30499-500,30503), close-up view of orbiter on its solid rocket booster (30501), close-up of tail end of orbiter as solid rocket boosters ignite (30502), . |
| Date Taken |
1981-04-20 |
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Launch views of the Columbia
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| Title |
Launch views of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981 |
| Description |
Launch views of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981. In these views, Columbia is past the scaffolding and headed for the sky. |
| Date Taken |
1981-04-17 |
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Launch view of the Columbia
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| Title |
Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981 |
| Description |
Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981. View Columbia begins to soar beyond launch pad 39A. |
| Date Taken |
1981-04-20 |
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Launch view of the Columbia
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| Title |
Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981 |
| Description |
Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981. View include main engine ignition on Columbia (30498), Columbia begins its liftoff (30499-500,30503), close-up view of orbiter on its solid rocket booster (30501), close-up of tail end of orbiter as solid rocket boosters ignite (30502), . |
| Date Taken |
1981-04-20 |
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Launch view of the Columbia
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| Title |
Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981 |
| Description |
Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981. In this view, Columbia is past the scaffolding and headed for the sky. |
| Date Taken |
1981-04-17 |
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Launch view of the Columbia
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| Title |
Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981 |
| Description |
Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981. Views include Columbia just begining to liftoff (30462-3), Columbia is just begining to clear the scaffold (30464). |
| Date Taken |
1981-04-17 |
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Launch view of the Columbia
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| Title |
Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981 |
| Description |
Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981. Views include Columbia just begining to liftoff (30462-3), Columbia is just begining to clear the scaffold (30464). |
| Date Taken |
1981-04-17 |
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Launch view of the Columbia
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| Title |
Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981 |
| Description |
Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981. View include main engine ignition on Columbia (30498), Columbia begins its liftoff (30499-500,30503), close-up view of orbiter on its solid rocket booster (30501), close-up of tail end of orbiter as solid rocket boosters ignite (30502), . |
| Date Taken |
1981-04-20 |
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Launch view of the Columbia
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| Title |
Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981 |
| Description |
Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981. Views include Columbia just begining to liftoff (30462-3), Columbia is just begining to clear the scaffold (30464). |
| Date Taken |
1981-04-17 |
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Launch view of the Columbia
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| Title |
Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981 |
| Description |
Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981. View include main engine ignition on Columbia (30498), Columbia begins its liftoff (30499-500,30503), close-up view of orbiter on its solid rocket booster (30501), close-up of tail end of orbiter as solid rocket boosters ignite (30502), . |
| Date Taken |
1981-04-20 |
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Launch view of the Columbia
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| Title |
Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981 |
| Description |
Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981. View include main engine ignition on Columbia (30498), Columbia begins its liftoff (30499-500,30503), close-up view of orbiter on its solid rocket booster (30501), close-up of tail end of orbiter as solid rocket boosters ignite (30502), . |
| Date Taken |
1981-04-20 |
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Launch view of the Columbia
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| Title |
Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981 |
| Description |
Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981. View include main engine ignition on Columbia (30498), Columbia begins its liftoff (30499-500,30503), close-up view of orbiter on its solid rocket booster (30501), close-up of tail end of orbiter as solid rocket boosters ignite (30502), . |
| Date Taken |
1981-04-20 |
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Launch views of the Columbia
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| Title |
Launch views of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981 |
| Description |
Launch views of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981. In these views, Columbia is past the scaffolding and headed for the sky. |
| Date Taken |
1981-04-17 |
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Launch view of the Columbia
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| Title |
Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981 |
| Description |
Launch view of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981. View Columbia begins to soar beyond launch pad 39A. |
| Date Taken |
1981-05-06 |
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STS-2 crew Engle and Truly d
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| Title |
STS-2 crew Engle and Truly during and after their preflight press conference |
| Description |
STS-2 crew Joe Engle, commander, and Richard H. Truly, pilot, during and after their preflight press conferenceon August 3, 1981. Photos include Engle (left), and Truly inspecting a model of the Space Shuttle Columbia which includes for the first time the addition of a remote manipulator system (RMS) (35111), Engle, right, and Truly answer questions from the news media representatives attending the STS-2 pre-flight press conference (35112). |
| Date Taken |
1981-08-07 |
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STS-2 crew Engle and Truly d
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| Title |
STS-2 crew Engle and Truly during and after their preflight press conference |
| Description |
STS-2 crew Joe Engle, commander, and Richard H. Truly, pilot, during and after their preflight press conferenceon August 3, 1981. Photos include Engle (left), and Truly inspecting a model of the Space Shuttle Columbia which includes for the first time the addition of a remote manipulator system (RMS) (35111), Engle, right, and Truly answer questions from the news media representatives attending the STS-2 pre-flight press conference (35112). |
| Date Taken |
1981-08-07 |
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Map showing earth surface co
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| Title |
Map showing earth surface covered by Shuttle Imaging Radar-A |
| Description |
Map showing earth surface covered by Shuttle Imaging Radar-A date November 1981. Includes the patches belonging to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the OSTA-1 payload, and STS-2. |
| Date Taken |
1981-11-24 |
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