STS-27, Space Shuttle Atlantis Landing, 1988

STS-27, Space Shuttle Atlantis Landing, 1988 Stock Photo

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A 70mm camera records the landing of the space shuttle Atlantis on Rogers Dry Lake Bed near the Dryden Flight Research Facility in California. The wheels of the vehicle came to a stop at 3:36:53 p.m. (PST), marking the completion of a successful mission which involved five veteran NASA astronauts. Onboard for the four-day flight were astronauts Robert L. Gibson, Guy S. Gardner, Jerry L. Ross, Richard M. (Mike) Mullane and William M. Shepherd. STS-27 was the 27th NASA Space Shuttle mission, and the third flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis. STS-27 carried a classified payload for the U.S. Department of Defense.

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