NASA Photo ID: STS056(S)099        File Name: 10073229.jpg
  Film Type: 4x5                     Date Taken: 04/17/93
  Title: STS-56 Discovery, OV-103, backdropped by Florida landscape nears landing site
  Description:
  STS-56 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, is backdropped against the 
  Florida landscape as it approaches Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Shuttle
  Landing  Facility (SLF).  Nose landing gear (NLG) and main landing gear
  (MLG) are  deployed as OV-103 glides above the grasslands, trees, and
  waterways toward  the runway (out of frame).  This air-to-air view was
  photographed from one of  NASA's Shuttle Training Aircraft (STA) which are
  assigned to fly weather  monitoring duty for ascent and entry of the Space
  Shuttles.  Landing occurred  at 7:37 am (Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)).              
  
  Subject terms:
  AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY                      
  APPROACH                                
  DISCOVERY (ORBITER)                     
  FLORIDA                                 
  FOLIAGE                                 
  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER                    
  LANDING GEAR                            
  RUNWAY ALIGNMENT                        
  SPACECRAFT LANDING                      
  STS-56                                  
  TREES                                   
  WATERWAYS                               
  

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