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A three-quarter aft view of the Space Shuttle Endeavour making its first landing, following a successful nine-day mission in Earth orbit. Fully deployed here is the main chute in NASA's first exercise of its detailed test objective (DTO-521) on the drag chute system. Main gear touchdown occurred at 1:57:38 p.m. (PDT), May 16, 1992.

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Oceanside Aerial of Columbia Launch

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Taken in: Edwards Air Force Base

Author: NASA

Description: A three-quarter aft view of the Space Shuttle Endeavour making its first landing, following a successful nine-day mission in Earth orbit. Fully deployed here is the main chute in NASA's first exercise of its detailed test objective (DTO-521) on the drag chute system. Main gear touchdown occurred at 1:57:38 p.m. (PDT), May 16, 1992.

Created on: Saturday 16 May 1992

Albums: US SPACE PROGRAM / SPACE SHUTTLE / MISSIONS / STS-49 / Mission Photos (Original) / Meanwhile, on Earth

Source link: https://images.nasa.gov/search?q=STS-49&page=1&media=image,video,audio&yearStart=1920&yearEnd=2024

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