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S81-30853 (14 April 1981) --- Astronaut John W. Young, left center talks with George W. S. Abbey, director of flight operations at Johnson Space Center, following egress from the STS-1 Columbia, which forms the backdrop for this postflight scene. Young is en route to the van at right which will take him and fellow crew member Robert L. Crippen (STS-1 pilot still inside Columbia) to facilities at nearby Dryden Flight Research Center. Columbia will be mated to a 747 carrier craft and flown to Florida, where it will be refurbished to accommodate STS-2, scheduled for a Sept. 30 launch date.