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Photo of the week 75a (April 6)

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heng44
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posted 04-06-2006 09:13 AM

Twenty-five years ago this month I was at the Kennedy Space Center to cover the launch of STS-1. It was an experience I will never forget. Two days after launch I also saw the landing at the Dryden Flight Research Center. To commemorate the flight I will post a daily photo, giving a day-by-day account of some of the things I saw during that exciting week.

This was one of the first photos I picked up at the KSC photo office after arriving at the press site on April 6, 1981. KSC workers at Launch Complex 39A, protected against hydrazine fuel mishaps by 'splash suits', are pictured at the base of one of the solid rocket boosters as they remove exhaust duct plugs for the auxiliary power unit that powers the booster's thrust vector control.

Ed Hengeveld

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posted 04-06-2006 11:35 AM

Very cool picture.

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