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After a two-year hiatus, the STS-26 mission was NASA's return to spaceflight after the Challenger accident. Waiting to greet the STS-26 Discovery astronauts in front of the Dryden Headquarters building are, from left to right: California Governor George Deukmejian; NASA Deputy Administrator Dale Myers; NASA Administrator Dr. James C. Fletcher; Vice President George Bush; Barbara Bush; Brig. Gen (Ret) Charles Yeager.