Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Title:
Throttling Upward
Full Description:
Aerial views of the STS-2 launch from Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center. This photograph of Columbia soaring toward earth orbit was captured by Mission- Specialist/Astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan from the rear station of a T-38 jet aircraft. Part of the wing top of her aircraft can be seen in the lower left corner. Another T-38 jet can be seen at lower left corner near the smoke trails from the Shuttle.
Date:
11/12/1981
NASA Center:
Johnson Space Center
Subject Category:
Space Shuttle
Keywords:
Shuttle
Keywords:
Aircraft
Keywords:
Training
Keywords:
Columbia
Keywords:
STS-2
Keywords:
STA
Audience:
General Public
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Space Shuttle Orbiter
facet_what:
Columbia
facet_where:
Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_who:
Kathryn Sullivan
facet_when:
11-12-1981
facet_when_year:
1981
Image #:
S81-39527
original_url:
UID:
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 1359
Center:
JSC
Center Number:
S81-39527
GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-001359
Creator-Photographer:
NASA Kathryn Sullivan
Original Source:
DIGITAL

Throttling Upward