NASA Photo ID: STS053(S)085       File Name: 10065405.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, 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.