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STS-33 Pilot Blaha on KSC LC
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STS-33 Pilot Blaha on KSC LC Pad 39B 195 ft level with OV-103 in background |
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STS-33 Pilot John E. Blaha, wearing launch and entry suit (LES), poses in front of Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, at the 195 ft level elevator entrance at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39B. Visible in the background is the catwalk to OV-103's side hatch and the Atlantic Ocean. |
| Date Taken |
1990-01-23 |
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STS-33 MS Musgrave on KSC LC
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STS-33 MS Musgrave on KSC LC Pad 39B 195 ft level with OV-103 in background |
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STS-33 Mission Specialist (MS) F. Story Musgrave, wearing launch and entry suit (LES), poses in front of Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, at the 195 ft level elevator entrance at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39B. Visible in the background is the catwalk to OV-103's side hatch and the Atlantic Ocean. |
| Date Taken |
1990-01-23 |
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STS-33 MS Carter on KSC LC P
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STS-33 MS Carter on KSC LC Pad 39B 195 ft level with OV-103 in background |
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STS-33 Mission Specialist (MS) Manley L. Carter, Jr, wearing launch and entry suit (LES), poses in front of Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, at the 195 ft level elevator entrance at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39B. Visible in the background is the catwalk to OV-103's side hatch and the Atlantic Ocean. |
| Date Taken |
1990-01-23 |
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STS-33 MS Thornton on KSC LC
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STS-33 MS Thornton on KSC LC Pad 39B 195 ft level with OV-103 in background |
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STS-33 Mission Specialist (MS) Kathryn C. Thornton, wearing launch and entry suit (LES) and holding file folder, poses in front of Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, at the 195 ft level elevator entrance at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39B. Visible in the background is the catwalk to OV-103's side hatch and the Atlantic Ocean. |
| Date Taken |
1990-01-23 |
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STS-27 Atlantis, OV-104, lif
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STS-27 Atlantis, OV-104, lifts off from KSC Launch Complex Pad 39B |
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This aerial view of Kennedy Space Center (KSC) KSC Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39B shows Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, soaring into space, leaving a exhaust plume, and riding atop the glow of the firing solid rocket boosters (SRBs) and space shuttle main engines (SSMEs). The exhaust cloud covers the mobile launcher platform and launch pad. The Atlantic Ocean is seen behind OV-104 as it heads for its third mission, STS-27, a Department of Defense (DOD) dedicated mission. |
| Date Taken |
1988-12-06 |
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Aerial view of STS-33 Discov
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Aerial view of STS-33 Discovery, OV-103, lifting off from KSC LC Pad 39B |
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Aerial view shows STS-33 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, lifting off from Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39B at 7:23:29:989 am Eastern Standard Time (EST). The circular area surrounding LC Pad 39B glows as a result of the spotlights and the solid rocket booster (SRB) and space shuttle main engine (SSME) firings. A billowly exhaust cloud extends on either side of the pad as OV-103 atop a firey glow rises into the dark morning sky. The coastline of the Atlantic Ocean is visible at the top of the frame. The STS-33 launch is the first post-Challenger nocturnal launch. |
| Date Taken |
1989-11-27 |
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STS-34 Atlantis, Orbiter Veh
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STS-34 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, lifts off from KSC LC Pad 39B |
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STS-34 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, lifts off from Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39B at 12:53:39:983 pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). This aerial view shows OV-104, its external tank (ET), and two solid rocket boosters (SRBs) rising high above LC Pad 39B atop a plume of exhaust smoke. Atlantic Ocean is visible in the background. The liftoff marks the beginning of a five-day mission in space. |
| Date Taken |
1989-10-23 |
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STS-52 Columbia, OV-102, ris
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STS-52 Columbia, OV-102, rises above KSC LC Pad 39B after liftoff |
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STS-52 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, leaves Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39B on its way toward a ten-day Earth-orbital mission. OV-102 is barely visible at the top of the exhaust cloud which covers the launch pad. The Atlantic Ocean creates the background. The photograph was taken from the Shuttle Training Aircraft (STA) piloted by astronaut Steven R. Nagel. Liftoff occurred at 1:09:39 pm (Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)). |
| Date Taken |
1992-11-01 |
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STS-57 Endeavour, Orbiter Ve
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STS-57 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, lifts off from KSC LC Pad 39B |
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The liftoff of STS-57 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, from Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39B is captured on film by an audio-activated camera positioned at the 270 foot level on the rotating service structure (RSS). The closeup view shows OV-105 atop its external tank (ET) and flanked by two solid rocket boosters (SRBs) as it rises above the mobile launcher platform (below) just after its 9:07:22 am (Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)) liftoff. The firing SRBs and space shuttle main engines (SSMEs) fill the pad with exhaust. In the foreground the fixed service structure (FSS) 195 foot level catwalk is retracted. The Atlantic Ocean appears in the distance. |
| Date Taken |
1993-07-01 |
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