NASA Photo ID: STS053(S)085        File Name: 10065405.jpg
  Film Type: 120mm                   Date Taken: 12/09/92
  Title: STS-53 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, lands on runway 22 at EAFB, Calif
  Description:
  STS-53 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, rides along concrete runway 22
  at  Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), California, as the red, white, and blue
  drag  chute unfurls behind it. Nose landing gear (NLG) wheels are inches
  above the  runway surface as the main landing gear (MLG) wheels roll along
  it.  MLG touchdown occurred at 12:43:17 pm (Pacific Standard Time
  (PST)).This head-on  view looks down OV-103's port side. The
  speedbrake/rudder flaps are deployed  as the drag chute opens behind the
  vehicle.  Desert scrub brush appears in  the foreground and mountains are
  seen in the background.              
  Subject terms:
  CALIFORNIA                              
  DISCOVERY (ORBITER)                     
  DRAG CHUTES                             
  EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE                  
  LANDING GEAR                            
  MOUNTAINS                               
  RUNWAYS                                 
  SPACE SHUTTLE MAIN ENGINE               
  SPACECRAFT LANDING                      
  STS-53
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