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DRYDEN FLIGHT RESEARCH CENTER, CALIF. - Columbia returns to Earth. Completing the first full test of the Space Transportation System (STS-1), the orbiter Columbia is seen here on its final approach prior to landing on Rogers dry lake, Runway 23, at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California. For this first flight the Columbia was flown by astronauts John Young, commander, and Robert Crippen, pilot.