NASA Photo ID: STS048(S)179        File Name: 10065079.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:
  Spotlights illuminate the approach of STS-48 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle
  (OV)  103, above 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 nears touchdown which occurred at 12:38:38 am
  (Pacific  Daylight Time (PDT)). Runway marker "2" is visible in the
  foreground.  OV-103's starboard side glows in the runway lights while the
  rest of the  orbiter blends into the shadowy darkness.               
  
  Subject terms:
  CALIFORNIA                              
  DARKNESS                                
  DISCOVERY (ORBITER)                     
  EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE                  
  LANDING GEAR                            
  NIGHT                                   
  RUNWAY LIGHTS                           
  RUNWAYS                                 
  SPACECRAFT LANDING                      
  STS-48
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