Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) Coordinator Larry Parker keeps close
watch during the landing of the orbiter Endeavour on Runway
33. Endeavour touched down at 7:09:18 a.m. EDT, May 29, 1996, bringing
to a successful close Space Shuttle Mission STS-77. As SLF coordinator
Parker oversees all aircraft landings at KSC from the NASA tower,
located near the midpoint of the three-mile long Shuttle
runway. During an orbiter end-of-mission landing, he monitors all
traffic in the immediate airspace to insure that all is in readiness
for the return of the orbiter from space. This includes providing air
traffic control support to the Shuttle Training Aircraft (STA) being
flown by an astronaut monitoring area weather, the search and rescue
helicopters which are stationed at the SLF ready to assist in the
event of a contingency, and the NASA security helicopter patrolling
the airspace. Communication with the orbiter, however, is handled by
Mission Control in Houston. Parker's job also includes overseeing the
many ground-based vehicles and personnel who make up the Orbiter
Recovery Convoy team that moves onto the runway after landing to safe
the orbiter and help the astronauts egress the vehicle. Parker is an
employee of KSC Base Operations Contractor EG&G Florida. This photo
was taken with a 35-mm Canon camera and a 20-mm lens, and appears
courtesy of Chris O'Meara of The Associated Press in cooperation with
NASA.
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