Photograph, (left to right) Susy Young, John Young, Jennings Randolph, Bob Crippen and Ginny Crippen. 1 June, 1981. Young was mission commander and Crippen was pilot of Columbia, STS-1, the first Space Shuttle flight, April 12-14, 1981. Randolph was the only senator to witness their launch from Kennedy Space Center and their landing at Edwards Air Force Base. Jennings Randolph Collection, West Virginia State Archives
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