The First Space Shuttle Pilot: Bob Crippen on the 40th Anniversary of STS-1
Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science
Pilot Bob Crippen and Commander John Young became the first astronauts to fly a Space Shuttle into orbit on April 12, 1981. Crippen tells host Mat Kaplan about that mission and shares many more stories from his adventurous life. Mat was standing on the dry lake bed in the California desert when STS-1 returned to Earth. Planetary Society senior space policy advisor Casey Dreier brings additional perspective to this anniversary, and it’s a space poetry festival when Bruce Betts arrives with this week’s What’s Up segment. There’s more to discover at https://www.planetary.org/planetary-radio/bob-crippen-40th-shuttle-anniversary See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Next Episodes
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