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STS-31 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, glides toward EAFB landing
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STS-31 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, glides toward EAFB landing

NASA / JSC · 1990-04-29 · photograph (digital archive)

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STS031-S-131 (29 April 1990) --- Low angle view of the Space Shuttle Discovery as it approaches for landing on a concrete runway at Edwards Air Force Base to complete a highly successful five-day mission. It was a long awaited Earth orbital flight during which the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) was sent toward its 15-year mission. Discovery's wheels came to a complete stop at 6:51:00 a.m. (PDT), April 29, 1990. The landing gear was deployed just moments after this frame was exposed.

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AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHYAPPROACHDISCOVERY (ORBITER)SPACECRAFT LANDINGTILES STS-31THERMAL PROTECTION
Credit lineSTS-31 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, glides toward EAFB landing. NASA/JSC, 1990-04-29. Public domain. ID: s31-s-131.
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