Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Johnson Space Center Collection
Title:
STS-39 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, lifts off from KSC LC Pad 39A
Description:
STS-39 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, lifts off from Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39A at 7:33:14 am (Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)). This side view shows OV-103, its external tank (ET), and one of its two solid rocket boosters (SRBs) as it rises into the early morning sky after clearing the fixed service structure (FSS) tower. Space shuttle main engine (SSME) firings are visible and produce small exhaust plumes. Silhouetted against the SRB/SSME glow in the foreground are trees and Florida's characteristic tropical foliage. An exhaust cloud forms in the launch pad area.
Date Taken:
1991-05-06
Program:
Shuttle
Mission:
STS-039
Subject Terms:
LAUNCH
Subject Terms:
CLOUDS
Subject Terms:
SPACE
Subject Terms:
LIFTOFF
Subject Terms:
(LAUNCHING)
Subject Terms:
KENNEDY
Subject Terms:
TOWERS
Subject Terms:
TANKS
Subject Terms:
TREES
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:
EXHAUST
Subject Terms:
STS-39
facet_what:
Launch Pad 39A
facet_what:
STS-39
facet_what:
Space Shuttle Orbiter
facet_what:
Space Shuttle Orbiter Discovery
facet_where:
Florida
facet_where:
Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
Photo ID:
STS039(S)049
Film Type:
70mm
UID:
SPD-JSC-STS039(S)049
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STS-39 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, lifts off from KSC LC Pad 39A