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...almost, but not quite, a perfect performance. As the early morning sun glinted off its wings, Challenger came swooping out of the skies like a giant California condor and touched softly down right on the runway's center line. "Great-looking landing," said Mission Control against a background of cheers and applause. About the only thing that marred the conclusion of the seventh shuttle mission, highlighted by the presence of the first American woman in space, was some damage to the shuttle's brakes and protective tiles. Yet Challenger's flight ended on a slightly disappointing note...
...days in space and 95½ orbits of the earth, if the schedule holds and winds and weather are fair, Challenger will end its flight. Crippen and his copilot, Rick Hauck, 42, will glide the 100-ton craft to the first shuttle landing on the new three-mile-long runway at the Kennedy Space Center, with President Reagan looking on. Thus Challenger, which was prepared for flight in a record 63 days, will avoid the long and expensive cross-country piggyback haul that followed previous touchdowns on the Western deserts. The price for the convenience is far less room...
...space was quickly cleared for the jetliner to land at the nearest airport, Greater Cincinnati International in Covington, Ky. In the 17 minutes it took to reach the runway, the crew shepherded passengers to the front of the 101-seat plane; some on board held napkins and wet cloths to their faces against the choking fumes. By the time of touchdown, so much smoke had filled the cockpit that Pilot Don Cameron could not see his controls...
...certainly got both of those here in Cambridge. His first challenge was recovering from a broken ankle which he suffered when high jumping over his prefreshman summer. Doctors told him that he would never compete again, but after a lot of therapy and work. Udo was back on the runway in time to finish second at the indoor Heps...
...audience does not suffer from similar reticence. After a hit show, the crowd clambers onto the runway and storms the backstage area, offering kisses, hugs and congrats. The press often gets in on the act too. Although it is difficult to imagine any member of the New York Drama Critics Circle jumping onstage to plant a big wet one on Carol Channing's cheek at opening-night curtain call, this sort of thing happens with regularity in the theater of fashion. After the show, fans review the designers with the kind of blurbs that usually run in block letters...