LUDWIG@MIT-XX@sri-unix (09/08/82)
From: Clifford V. R. Ludwi <LUDWIG at MIT-XX>
I seem to remember John Young wearing bi-focal glasses during the
first shuttle flight. Several shots of the command deck showed
him studying a checklist or some such papers while wearing glasses.
Cliff (Ludwig@MIT-XX)
-------miles (09/14/82)
>From Raymond Schwarz
John Young was wearing glasses, although im not sure wether they were
bi-focals. Taking into account that Young is the most experienced veteran of
space travel, NASA let him go anyway. (just an assumption). Also Young was
not piloting the shuttle. It's interesting though, where newer "faces" would be
conserned NASA would probablly be more strict as where "old faces" are concerned.
Raymond.