NASA Photo ID: S82-28836          File Name: 10060731.jpg

Film Type: 4x5/70mm cn            Date Taken: 03/31/82

Title: Air-to-air coverage of orbiter inspection during its descent

Description:

View of the underside of the orbiter as it makes its descent during the 
touchdown at the Northrup Strip, New Mexico (28835); side view of Columbia
on  approach to the Northrup Strip on the White Sands Missile Range
(28836);  Columbia on approach to the Northrup Strip. In the uppers left
hand corner a  T-38 chase plane is visible (28837); Columbia touches down
on the Northrup  Strip at White Sands (28838); Columbia is shown seconds
from touchdown with  two T-38 chase planes following it in to the landing
strip (28839); T-38  chase planes remain relatively close to the Shuttle
orbiter Columbia as it  makes its descent to the landing site in New Mexico
(28840).