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From: sheppard@caen.engin.umich.edu (Kenneth Charles Sheppardson)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: Unmanned shuttle capability?
Summary: I think...
Message-ID: <3fbd9d8c.124cb@dl124cb.engin.umich.edu>
Date: 18 Nov 88 14:42:00 GMT
References: <350@igor.Rational.COM>
Organization: U of M Engineering, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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In article <350@igor.Rational.COM>, dsb@Rational.COM (David S. Bakin) writes:
> 
> A friend at work asserted that the US Shuttle lands itself with onboard
> computers doing the work, the pilot just sitting there.  Is this true?

I believe Jack Lousma was the first pilot to take control of the Orbiter
during landing.  Since he wasn't on the first flight, I assume earlier
landings were all done on autopilot.

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