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This week in Edwards history

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Shuttle Columbia landed in view of President Ronald Reagan, First Lady Nancy Reagan, and some 500,000 visitors and guests. The Shuttle’s fourth orbital flight was its first landing on a concrete runway and marked the end of its formal flight test program. Later that very same day, the nation’s second Space Shuttle, Challenger, departed Edwards for Florida atop its 747 carrier aircraft while President Reagan was addressing the crowd. Challenger was the first of the orbiters to be configured for operational missions in its original design.
Shuttle Columbia landed in view of President Ronald Reagan, First Lady Nancy Reagan, and some 500,000 visitors and guests. The Shuttle’s fourth orbital flight was its first landing on a concrete runway and marked the end of its formal flight test program. Later that very same day, the nation’s second Space Shuttle, Challenger, departed Edwards for Florida atop its 747 carrier aircraft while President Reagan was addressing the crowd. Challenger was the first of the orbiters to be configured for operational missions in its original design.
Shuttle Columbia landed in view of President Ronald Reagan, First Lady Nancy Reagan, and some 500,000 visitors and guests. The Shuttle’s fourth orbital flight was its first landing on a concrete runway and marked the end of its formal flight test program. Later that very same day, the nation’s second Space Shuttle, Challenger, departed Edwards for Florida atop its 747 carrier aircraft while President Reagan was addressing the crowd. Challenger was the first of the orbiters to be configured for operational missions in its original design.
Col. Christopher Spinelli, 412th Operations Group commander (left), passes the 416th Flight Test Squadron guidon to Lt. Col. Scott Fann during a change of command ceremony June 1 in Hangar 1207. Fann takes over the squadron from Lt. Col. Chris Keithley (right) who commanded the squadron for the past two years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Don Allen)
#OTD 29 Jun 1965 at Edwards - Captain Joe Engle reached 280,600 feet (53 miles) in X-15 No. 3, becoming the third Air Force winged astronaut, and the youngest pilot, to receive astronaut wings. In this Edwards History Office file photo, Capt. Engle is with his wife Mary, daughter Laurie and son Jon.
Col. Christopher Spinelli, 412th Operations Group Commander passes the 419th Flight Test Squadron guidon to Lt. Col. Thomas Meagher during a change of command ceremony June 15.
Maj. Gen. Davis Harris, Air Force Test Center commander, held a commander’s call at the base theater June 20. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matt Williams)
Col. Jason Schott gave his wife, Emily Schott, a hard hat and tool belt as a gift to help construct the house they plan to build in Colorado during his retirement. (Air Force Photo by Matt Williams)
Col. Jason Schott gave his wife, Emily Schott, a hard hat and tool belt as a gift to help construct the house they plan to build in Colorado during his retirement. (Air Force Photo by Matt Williams)
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Corvias Foundation scholarship recipient, Zoexenita Mercado of Desert High School on Edwards Air Force Base, poses for a photo with at University of California, Davis mascot cutout. She plans to attend the university and be a surgeon in the future. (Courtesy photo)
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon carries a developmental test version of Norway’s Joint Strike Missile. The 416th Flight Test Squadron recently wrapped up JSM testing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christian Turner)
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