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Section Two: Astronaut Artifacts STS-33 Ground Track of Approach and Landing at Edwards Air Force Base As STS-33 Commander Frederick Gregory explains: "This is an extremely rare ground track image of STS-33/ Discovery landing at Edwards AFB on 27 Nov 89. Runway 04 was used because of the low sun angle and severe visibility restriction if Runway 22, the preferred [runway] had been selected. "This was the first and only shuttle landing on Runway 04." STS-33 was the fifth mission dedicated to the Department of Defense, the 9th flight of Discovery and the 32nd shuttle mission. It was in space for 5 days and 6 minutes. [ return to the auction catalog ] © 2020 collectSPACE.com All rights reserved. Questions? E-mail [email protected]