NASA Photo ID: STS048(S)178        File Name: 10065078.jpg
  Film Type: 35mm                    Date Taken: 09/18/91
  Title: STS-48 Discovery, OV-103, lands at night on lit Edwards AFB runway 22
  Description:
  STS-48 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, glides above lit concrete
  runway  22 at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB) during its night landing
  sequence. With  nose landing gear (NLG) and main landing gear (MLG)
  deployed, OV-103  approaches touchdown which occurred at 12:38:38 am
  (Pacific Daylight Time  (PDT)).  Runway marker "2" is visible in the
  foreground.  OV-103 is  silhouetted by a spotlight in the background.                
  
  Subject terms:
  CALIFORNIA                              
  DARKNESS                                
  DISCOVERY (ORBITER)                     
  EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE                  
  LANDING GEAR                            
  NIGHT                                   
  RUNWAY LIGHTS                           
  RUNWAYS                                 
  SPACECRAFT LANDING                      
  STS-48
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