NASA Photo ID: STS053(S)077       File Name: 10065402.gif 
 
Film Type: 120 CN                 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, touches down at 12:43:17 pm  
(Pacific Standard Time (PST)) on concrete runway 22 at Edwards Air Force 
Base  (EAFB), California.  A small cloud of dust is produced as the main 
landing  gear (MLG) wheels hit the runway. The nose landing gear (NLG) 
rides above the  runway surface.  Desert scrub brush and the runway light 
fixtures appear in  the foreground.  Mountains and low-lying clouds are 
seen in the background.