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heng44
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posted 01-13-2023 01:41 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for heng44   Click Here to Email heng44     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote

Alternate portrait of the crew for STS-41B. Seated (l-r): Mission Specialist 3 Bruce McCandless, commander Vance Brand and pilot 'Hoot' Gibson. Standing: MS2 Bob Stewart and MS1 Ron McNair.

GACspaceguy
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posted 01-13-2023 02:13 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for GACspaceguy   Click Here to Email GACspaceguy     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Wow so cool. STS 41-B was my first in person launch. Saw it on the causeway.

GoesTo11
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posted 01-14-2023 11:29 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for GoesTo11   Click Here to Email GoesTo11     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Great photo of a great crew, in the greatest year of the program. Thanks as always Ed 🙂

David C
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posted 01-15-2023 06:55 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for David C     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Great photo. Don’t think I’ve seen that style before.

MartinAir
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posted 01-15-2023 07:42 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for MartinAir   Click Here to Email MartinAir     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Fantastic crew portrait!

OV-105
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posted 01-17-2023 03:14 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for OV-105   Click Here to Email OV-105     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
quote:
Originally posted by GoesTo11:
...in the greatest year of the program.
I would say that 1985 was the greatest year. I would say 1984 was the 2nd best.

Philip
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posted 01-20-2023 07:50 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Philip   Click Here to Email Philip     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Great photo with Bruce McCandless II as a US Navy Captain (full Colonel equivalent), himself the son of a Rear Admiral!

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