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heng44
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posted 12-11-2015 03:02 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for heng44   Click Here to Email heng44     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote

STS-5 commander Vance Brand flies Columbia to a landing at Edwards Air Force Base after a five-day flight in November 1982. This photo was taken by Joe Allen.

Ronpur
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posted 12-11-2015 09:35 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Ronpur   Click Here to Email Ronpur     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Those helmets... those were the days.

astro-nut
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posted 12-12-2015 09:49 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for astro-nut   Click Here to Email astro-nut     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Another great photo, thanks for sharing.

Yes, those were the good ole days of not having to wear the bulky space suits.

OV-105
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posted 12-12-2015 09:06 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for OV-105   Click Here to Email OV-105     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I always wanted, still want one of those split helmets.

dabolton
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posted 12-15-2015 09:01 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for dabolton     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
This would have been the first mission WITHOUT suits on as well.

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