Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Title:
STS-56 Landing
Full Description:
A four-million-mile journey draws to a flawless ending as the orbiter Discovery lands at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility, Runway 33. Main gear touchdown occurred at 7:37:19 a.m. EDT, April 17, 1993. This was the 15th end- of-mission landing at KSC, the 5th for Discovery. Mission STS-56, the second Space Shuttle flight of 1993, lasted nine days, six hours, eight minutes. On board Discovery are a crew of five and the Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science 2 (ATLAS 2), flying for the second time.
Date:
4/17/1993
NASA Center:
Kennedy Space Center
Subject Category:
Space Shuttle
Subject Category:
Spacecraft Landings
Keywords:
Shuttle
Keywords:
Facility
Keywords:
Discovery
Keywords:
Landing
Keywords:
SLF
Keywords:
STS-56
Audience:
General Public
facet_what:
Atlas
facet_what:
Atlas 2
facet_what:
Space Shuttle Orbiter
facet_where:
Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
facet_when:
1993
facet_when:
April 17, 1993
facet_when:
4-17-1993
facet_when_year:
1993
Image #:
93PC-0577
original_url:
UID:
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 0749
Center:
KSC
Center Number:
93PC-0577
GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-000749
Creator-Photographer:
NA
Original Source:
DIGITAL

STS-56 Landing