S81-39507 (14 Nov. 1981) --- This unique, wide-angle view of the many flight controllers in Houston?s mission control facility was taken moments prior to the successful touchdown of the STS-2 Columbia. Clifford E. Charlesworth, JSC Deputy Director, huddles with several flight directors for STS-2 at the flight director console on the second-from rear row of consoles in the mission operations control room (MOCR). Eugene F. Kranz, deputy director of flight operations, is at far right of frame. Columbia shortly afterward touched down safely at Edwards Air Force Base in California to complete the two-day, six-hour, 13-minute STS-2 flight. Photo credit: NASA