NASA Photo ID: STS049(S)301        File Name: 10065221.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 main chute slows OV-105
  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                                 
  SPACE SHUTTLE MAIN ENGINE               
  SPACECRAFT LANDING                      
  STS-49                                  
  TOUCHDOWN
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