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    Where was the eventual commander of the first Space Shuttle flight when he heard that Congress had greenlighted the Shuttle project?

    Question #115121. Asked by Datsmeharse. (Jun 06 10 9:14 AM)


    gonnzo

    		"After the Apollo program ended,(John) Young stayed on as an astronaut and flew two missions of the Space Shuttle, including commanding the Shuttle's maiden flight, STS-1"

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Young_%28astronaut%29#Space_Shuttle

    "So we hear Apollo 16 mission commander John Young relate that it’s easy for him to remember what he was doing the moment he heard that the Space Shuttle programme had been approved by Congress: he was walking on the Moon."

    http://slightlyintrepid.blogspot.com/2009/10/check-ignition-and-may-gods-love-be.html

    Jun 06 10, 11:03 AM
    Arpeggionist

    		Specifically, he was in the Descartes Highlands, on the northern side of the Moon (facing Earth), coleecting rocks and conducting experiments on the surface.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_16

    Jun 06 10, 11:54 AM

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