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Melvin Burke, Ike Gillam, Fitz Fulton, and Deke Slayton give the Space Shuttle Columbia a humorous sendoff before it's ferry flight back to KSC in Florida. |
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Photo Number: | ECN-15388 |
Photo Date: | April 28, 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. |
NASA Photo by: | unknown |
Keywords: | Space Shuttle, Columbia, STS-1, landing, April, 14, 1981, lakebed, Rogers Dry Lake, Edwards Air Force Base, first orbital mission |
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