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The nature of the shuttle was, we couldn't put a crew escape system in it.


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Author Bio


  • NameRobert Crippen
  • DescriptionNASA astronaut, flew on the first space shuttle mission
  • BornSeptember 11, 1937
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionOfficer; Astronaut
  • AwardsDistinguished Flying Cross; Harmon Trophy; Congressional Space Medal Of Honor