Columbia space shuttle mission - Preparations

Title

Columbia space shuttle mission - Preparations

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference

TX Date

10 Apr 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:03:16

Description

Andrew Manderstam reports on the forthcoming inaugural flight of the Columbia space shuttle with astronauts John Young and Bob Crippen. Speakers include: Columbia’s chief medical officer Craig Fisher; Air Force meteorologist Al Duff; programme director John Yardley.

Contributors

Andrew Manderstam; Craig Fisher; Al Duff; John Yardley

Keywords

USA; Weather; Space exploration; Safety; Space; Food; NASA; Spacecraft; Astronauts; Space shuttles; Florida; Cape Canaveral; Space research; Columbia (space shuttle); John Young; Robert Crippen

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