#sts-53

Space Shuttle Discovery being flown over the Capital Building in Tallahassee, Florida, following the STS-53 mission.

Accompanying note: "The space shuttle Discovery riding piggyback on a 747 made a detour on its route from Texas to the Kennedy Space Center and did a low flyover of the Capitol."

Photographed by Robinson, Erik.

Date: December 18, 1992

Robinson, Erik. Space shuttle Discovery flying over Florida's capitol building. 1992-12-18. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 26 Jun. 2023.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/35924>

Robinson, Erik. View showing the space shuttle Discovery being flown over Florida's capital city. 1992-12-18. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 26 Jun. 2023.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/36652>

Robinson, Erik. View showing the space shuttle Discovery being flown over Florida's capital city. 1992-12-18. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 26 Jun. 2023.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/36655>

Robinson, Erik. Space shuttle Discovery being flown over the Capital city. 1992-12-18. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 26 Jun. 2023.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/36653>

Robinson, Erik. View showing the space shuttle Discovery being flown over the Capital city. 1992-12-18. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 26 Jun. 2023.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/36651>

Robinson, Erik. View of the Space shuttle Discovery being flown over the Capital city. 1992-12-18. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 26 Jun. 2023.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/36654>

In August 30, 1983 he flew on board Challenger, as one of 3 Mission Specialists. Challenger completed 98 orbits of the Earth and splashed down in September 5, 1983. Bluford would complete 3 more space shuttle missions, retiring from the Air Force and NASA in 1993.

Colonel G Stewart Bluford Jr (holding the model plane) is pictured with his wife, Linda Tull, and sons James and Guion III. (Source: NASA and Terry Slezak for Life Magazine)

The Space Shuttle Discovery began its week-long mission (STS-53) on 2 December 1992.