NASA Photo ID: STS046(S)154 File Name: 10064871.jpg
Film Type: 35mm Date Taken: 08/08/92
Title: STS-46 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, lands at KSC SLF Runway 33
Description:
STS-46 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, lands on Runway 33 at the
Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) at 9:11:50 am
(Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)). As OV-104 rides along the runway via its
main landing gear (MLG), three space shuttle main engines (SSMEs), the
orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pods, the vertical stabilizer (tail), and
the deployed rudder / speedbrake are visible. The nose landing gear (NLG)
glides above the runway before wheel stop.
Subject terms:
ATLANTIS (ORBITER)
FLORIDA
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER
LANDING GEAR
RUNWAYS
SPACE SHUTTLE MAIN ENGINE
SPACECRAFT LANDING
STS-46
TAIL ASSEMBLIES
TOUCHDOWN
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