NASA Photo ID: STS049(S)301       File Name: 10065221.gif 
 
Film Type: 120 CN                 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)).