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heng44 | STS-1 backup commander Joe Engle prepares to enter the orbiter Columbia inside the Orbiter Processing Facility at KSC for ejection escape suit testing, to make sure the suit fittings and harnesses are compatible with the spacecraft's ejection seats. Suit tech Joe Schmitt is standing by. The photo was made in October 1979. |
cspg | Happy birthday, Ed! |
Rick Mulheirn | Many Happy Returns Ed! Have a GREAT day! |
Kite | Have a wonderful 60th birthday Ed and thanks again for your contribution to collectSPACE. |
moorouge | Birthday thought - Age is simply a question of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter. Or to quote John Glenn - Despite the advances in modern medicine there is still no cure for the common birthday. Have a great day from one Ed to another. |
ColinBurgess | Congratulations on your milestone birthday, Ed. However we all know that you are the one who hands out magnificent presents to us every week without fail. Hope you've enjoyed a fabulous day. |
COR482932 | Happy birthday Ed!! |
Ian Limbrey | Happy Birthday Ed! Like the others have mentioned, really enjoy these photos that you post every week!
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East-Frisian | Congrats Ed, to your birthday and great work every week. |
randy | I hope you have a great birthday! |
Tom | All the best, Ed on YOUR DAY! Happy Birthday! |
Kevmac | Congrats on another trip around the Sun! |
heng44 | First 600 Photos of the Week, then 60 years of Ed. It has been quite a week. Thanks everybody. |
OV-105 | Happy Birthday! |
mach3valkyrie | Happy Birthday! You've got me by 1 year. I start off April and you close it out. |
Space Emblem Art | Ed, Welcome to Club 60! Best wishes for a Happy Birthday. |
Fra Mauro | A belated Happy Birthday! My 55th was April 29th. Thank you so much for sharing your collection--it brings back many good feelings! |
Philip | Gelukkige verjaardag Ed!!! Take a great start orbiting the Sun for the 61st time... I believe the ejection seats during the first STS missions were the same as used in the Lockheed SR-71. |
onesmallstep | Happy Birthday, Ed. Many more! And yes, the ejection seats used on Columbia for the four OFT missions are modified SR-71 Blackbird seats. The brown/gold S1030A suits worn by the astronauts during these flights were all modified from the type used by USAF pilots on the SR-71. Of the eight provided to NASA, only one, John Young's, is intact and is on display at Space Center Houston. The rest were returned to the Air Force and components recycled or destroyed. |