Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Johnson Space Center Collection
Title:
A remote camera at Launch Pad 39B, at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), recorded this profile view of the Space Shuttle Columbia as it cleared the tower to begin the mission.
Description:
STS-75 LAUNCH VIEW --- A remote camera at Launch Pad 39B, at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), recorded this profile view of the Space Shuttle Columbia as it cleared the tower to begin the mission. The liftoff occurred on schedule at 3:18:00 p.m. (EST), February 22, 1996. Onboard Columbia for the scheduled two-week mission were astronauts Andrew M. Allen, commander; Scott J. Horowitz, pilot; Franklin R. Chang-Diaz, payload commander; and astronauts Maurizio Cheli, Jeffrey A. Hoffman and Claude Nicollier, along with payload specialist Umberto Guidioni. Cheli and Nicollier represent the European Space Agency (ESA), while Guidioni represents the Italian Space Agency (ASI).
Date Taken:
1996-02-22
Program:
Shuttle
Mission:
STS-075
facet_who:
Claude Nicollier
facet_who:
Andrew M. Allen
facet_who:
Maurizio Cheli
facet_what:
Launch Pad 39B
facet_what:
Columbia
facet_what:
Space Shuttle Orbiter
facet_where:
Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_when:
February 22, 1996
facet_when_year:
1996
Photo ID:
STS75_S_007
Film Type:
color
UID:
SPD-JSC-STS75_S_007
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A remote camera at Launch Pad 39B, at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), recorded this …