Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Johnson Space Center Collection
Title:
STS-48 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, rolls out to KSC LC Pad 39A
Description:
STS-48 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, mounted on its external tank (ET) and flanked by two solid rocket boosters (SRBs), rolls out to Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39A atop the mobile launcher platform via the crawler transporter. The shuttle stack's profile is reflected in a nearby waterway as it makes its way down the crawlerway. View provided by KSC with alternate KSC number KSC-91PC-1474.
Date Taken:
1991-08-27
Program:
Shuttle
Mission:
STS-048
Subject Terms:
OPERATIONS
Subject Terms:
LAUNCH
Subject Terms:
CENTER
Subject Terms:
FLORIDA
Subject Terms:
SUNRISE
Subject Terms:
SPACE
Subject Terms:
PREFLIGHT
Subject Terms:
KENNEDY
Subject Terms:
CRAWLER
Subject Terms:
TRACTORS
Subject Terms:
TANKS
Subject Terms:
MORNING
Subject Terms:
(ORBITER)
Subject Terms:
SHUTTLE
Subject Terms:
CAPE
Subject Terms:
COMPLEX
Subject Terms:
BOOSTERS
Subject Terms:
EXTERNAL
Subject Terms:
DISCOVERY
Subject Terms:
WATERWAYS
Subject Terms:
STS-48
Subject Terms:
REFLECTION
facet_what:
Launch Pad 39A
facet_what:
STS-48
facet_what:
Space Shuttle Orbiter Discovery
facet_where:
Florida
facet_where:
Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
Photo ID:
S91-44810
Film Type:
4x5
UID:
SPD-JSC-S91-44810
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STS-48 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, rolls out to KSC LC Pad 39A