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Space Shuttle Orbiter by Richard Truly of Johnson Space Center (JSC) and California
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President Reagan at Mission
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President Reagan at Mission Control, Houston |
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President Ronald Reagan gets a laugh from NASA officials in Mission Control when he jokingly asks crew members, astronauts Joe Engle and Richard Truly if they could stop by Washington en route to their California landing site in order that he might come along. The STS-2 crew was in their next to last day on orbit when the conversation took place. From left to right standing: Terry J. Hart, NASA Deputy Administrator Dr. Hans Mark, NASA Administrator James M. Beggs, JSC Director Dr. Christopher C. Kraft Jr. From left to right seated: CAPCOM, Astronaut Daniel C. Brandenstein President, Ronald Reagan Directly above the President in the background: JSC Flight Operations Director, Eugene F. Kranz |
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11/13/1981 |
| NASA Center |
Headquarters |
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Columbia On Final Approach
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Columbia On Final Approach |
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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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Astronaut Richard Truly, sec
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Astronaut Richard Truly, second pilot for Shuttle Approach and Landing Test |
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Astronaut Richard H. Truly, pilot of the second crew for the Space Shuttle Approach and Landing Tests (ALT), is photographed at the Rockwell International Space Division's Orbiter assembly facility at Palmdale, California on the day of the rollout of the Shuttle Orbiter 101 "Enterprise" spacecraft. The DC-9 size airplane-like Orbiter 101 is in the background. |
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1976-09-17 |
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