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STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, lif
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STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, lifts off from KSC Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39B |
| Description |
STS-28 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, clears launch tower at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39B. This side views shows OV-102's profile as it rides atop the external tank (ET) flanked by the solid rocket boosters (SRBs). Only the launch tower is visible. Exhaust smoke covers the launch pad base. OV-102 renews spaceflight after a period of three and a half years, this time with five crewmembers aboard for a Department of Defense (DOD) dedicated mission. The last time OV-102 was in space was in January of 1986. |
| Date Taken |
1989-08-08 |
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STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, lif
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| Title |
STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, lifts off from KSC Launch Complex Pad 39B |
| Description |
STS-28 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, is framed by Florida vegetation as it soars toward space from Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex Pad 39B. Two exhaust plumes created by the solid rocket boosters (SRBs) leave LC Pad 39B covered in a cloud. OV-102's top side is visible as it rises above pad on the external tank (ET) and SRBs. OV-102 renews flight after a period of three and a half years with five crewmembers aboard. The last time OV-102 was in space was in January of 1986. |
| Date Taken |
1989-08-08 |
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STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, lif
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| Title |
STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, lifts off from KSC Launch Complex LC Pad 39B |
| Description |
This low angle view looks up at Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, as it soars into space just after clearing the tower at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39B. Exhaust plumes stream from the solid rocket boosters (SRBs). The firing space shuttle main engines (SSMEs) are visible from this angle. OV-102 renews flight after a period of three and a half years, this time with five crewmembers aboard for STS-28, a Department of Defense (DOD) dedicated mission. The last time OV-102 was in space was in January of 1986. |
| Date Taken |
1989-08-08 |
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