Name: First Space Shuttle Flight: First Space Shuttle Flight: Astronaut Bob Crippen on the Legacy of STS-1 by NASA in Rocket Ranch, NASA's Kennedy Space Center Podcast
Duration: 28 min 45 s
Description: Bob Crippen was a rookie astronaut in 1978 when NASA assigned him and veteran astronaut John Young to train for the very first space shuttle flight. In this episode for the 40th anniversary of STS-1, Crippen reflects on the mission and shuttle Columbia.

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First Space Shuttle Flight: First Space Shuttle Flight: Astronaut Bob Crippen on the Legacy of STS-1

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First Space Shuttle Flight: First Space Shuttle Flight: Astronaut Bob Crippen on the Legacy of STS-1

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