NASA Photo ID: STS049(S)268        File Name: 10065220.jpg
  Film Type: 120mm                   Date Taken: 05/16/92
  Title: STS-49 Endeavour, OV-105, drag chute deployment during landing at EAFB, Calif
  Description:
  STS-49 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, lands on concrete runway 22 at 
  Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), California.  With both nose landing gear
  (NLG)  and main landing gear (MLG) on runway, the drogue chute precedes the
  main  chute in NASA's first exercise of Development Test Objective (DTO)
  521,  Orbiter Drag Chute System. The speedbrake/rudder is deployed during
  landing  sequence. MLG touchdown occurred at 1:57:38 pm (Pacific Daylight
  Time (PDT)).                
  Subject terms:
  CALIFORNIA                              
  DRAG CHUTES                             
  EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE                  
  ENDEAVOUR (ORBITER)                     
  LANDING GEAR                            
  RUNWAYS                                 
  SPACECRAFT LANDING                      
  STS-49                                  
  TOUCHDOWN                               
  

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