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STS-1 OV-102 (Columbia) April 12-14, 1981 Page 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 Links

"Young lost his cool only after he had artfully landed Columbia right on the runway's center line. Eager to make an exit, he urged Houston to get the reception crews to speed up their "sniffing" chores- ridding the ship of noxious gases with exhausts and fans. When he was finally allowed to emerge, 63 min. after touchdown, he bounded down the stairs, checked out the tiles and landing gear, then jubilantly jabbed the air with his fists. It was probably Young's most uncontrolled move of the entire flight." - TIME Magazine, Frederic Golden (April 27, 1981, page 21) Med   Lg   Color

Video Clip Video of STS-1 landing EM-0043-01.mpg - 1.6mb Other formats available here

Time Magazine Story By ED MAGNUSON "Touchdown, Columbia!"

".....after landing on the Edwards lake bed, the normally reticent Young performed a little dance around the orbiter, flapping his arms and giving the thumbs-up signal." - Michael Collins, "Liftoff", pg 216

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"Having made history, the dean of spacefarers and his rookie companion stepped onto the dust of the Mojave Desert with bounce in their steps, but it was the normally unflappable veteran of five space flights and a walk on the moon who showed the jubilation of the event as he strode about, flapping his arms, to inspect the Columbia."
- Wolfgang Saxon, TODAY, 4-15-81

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