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STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Ve
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| Title |
STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, lifts off from KSC LC pad 39B |
| Description |
STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, lifts off from mobile launch platform at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) pad 39B. Exhaust plumes billow from the two solid rocket boosters (SRBs) and covers launch pad as OV-103 atop of the orange external tank (ET) clears the launch tower and heads for Earth orbit. STS-26 marks OV-103's first flight since September 1985 and NASA's first manned mission since the 51L Challenger accident, 01-28-86. |
| Date Taken |
1988-10-03 |
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STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Ve
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| Title |
STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, lifts off from KSC LC pad 39B |
| Description |
STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, lifts off from mobile launcher platform at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) pad 39B. Riding atop the orange external tank (ET), OV-103 heads for Earth orbit as the exhaust plumes from the two solid rocket boosters (SRBs) cover the mobile launcher platform and the area surrounding the launch pad. SRB firings are reflected in a nearby waterway. In the foreground are trees and several birds in flight. STS-26 marks OV-103's first flight since September 1985 and NASA's first manned mission since the 51L Challenger accident, 01-28-86. |
| Date Taken |
1988-10-03 |
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STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Ve
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| Title |
STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, lifts off from KSC LC pad 39B |
| Description |
STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, lifts off from mobile launch platform at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) pad 39B. Exhaust plumes billow from the two solid rocket boosters (SRBs) and covers launch pad as OV-103 atop of the orange external tank (ET) clears the launch tower and heads for Earth orbit. STS-26 marks OV-103's first flight since September 1985 and NASA's first manned mission since the 51L Challenger accident, 01-28-86. |
| Date Taken |
1988-10-03 |
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STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Ve
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| Title |
STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, lifts off from KSC LC pad 39B |
| Description |
STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, rises into a cloudy sky and heads for Earth orbit atop the external tank (ET) as exhaust plumes billow from the two solid rocket boosters (SRBs) during liftoff from Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) pad 39B. STS-26 marks OV-103's first flight since September 1985 and NASA's first manned mission since 51L Challenger accident, 01-28-86. |
| Date Taken |
1988-10-03 |
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