Astronaut Robert L. Crippen, center, STS-1 pilot, addresses a large
turnout of greeters at Ellington Air Force Base following the return of the Columbia's
crew from the Dryden Flight Research Center and their Edwards Air Foce Base landing site.
Astronaut John W. Young, crew commander, stands near his wife Susy at right center. Crippen's
wife Virginia and children are standing behind the Youngs on the platform. Others seen include
Presidential aide Jim Baker, Houston mayor Jim McConn, NASA Administrator (acting) Alan M. Lovelace,
John F. Yardley, associate administrator for space transportation systems, Dr. Christopher
C. Kraft Jr., JSC Director, flight directors Neil B. Hutchinson, Charles L. Lewis and Donald R. Puddy,
Robert F. Thompson, manager of Space Shuttle programs office.
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