That memory of jumping off the radio tower with the towel for a parachute probably reflects falling out of the space shuttle after I fixed the landing gear at the last second. The notion of using the towel might reflect that I was too low for my parachute to fully inflate. The part about not remembering how it turned out probably means that I was knocked unconscious after a hard landing on the desert floor and I woke up in a hospital room. The reason for the “R2-D2” model rocket is because the space shuttle on the launch pad resembles the space shuttle from the back when it is on the launch pad.
ID: DF-SC-82-03784
The Space Transportation System (STS) Shuttle COLUMBIA is being moved on the mobile launcher platform from the vehicle assembly building (VAB) to Launch Pad 39 before its first flight.
Date Shot: 1 Dec 1980
