Space Shuttle Discovery, STS-51 G Launch
(June 17, 1985) On June 17, 1985, Space Shuttle Discovery's STS-51 G mission launched on a Comsat deployment mission. It deployed three communication satellites. The mission lasted a little over seven days. ..I... More
Space Shuttle Atlantis, STS-135 Launch
(July 8, 2011) Space Shuttle Atlantis' STS-135 mission launched from Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center on July 8, 2011. STS-135 was the last Space Shuttle mission. The crew of four delivered supplies to th... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Clouds of smoke and steam seem to break ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Clouds of smoke and steam seem to break away as Space Shuttle Discovery blasts off from Launch Pad 39B on mission STS-102. Liftoff occurred at 6:42:09 EST for this eighth flight to... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The fiery light of ignition spills over Launch ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The fiery light of ignition spills over Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida as space shuttle Discovery roars toward space on the STS-119 mission. Liftoff was on time ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - As the ground fills with smoke and steam...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - As the ground fills with smoke and steam, Space Shuttle Discovery creates its own fireworks display, fitting for the first ever launch to be made on Independence Day. It was the ... More
Launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis / STS-129 Mission
STS129-S-044 (16 Nov. 2009) --- Space Shuttle Atlantis and its six-member STS-129 crew head toward Earth orbit and rendezvous with the International Space Station. Liftoff was on time at 2:28 p.m. (EST) on Nov.... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Billows of smoke and steam roll away fr...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Billows of smoke and steam roll away from Launch Pad 39B as Space Shuttle Endeavour hurtles into space on mission STS-108. The second attempt in two days, liftoff occurred at 5:19... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A mirror image of space shuttle Endeavo...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A mirror image of space shuttle Endeavour's liftoff on the STS-123 mission is captured in the water near Launch Pad 39A. Liftoff was on time at 2:28 a.m. EDT. The crew will make ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Discovery seems to be st...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Discovery seems to be standing on the fiery columns erupting from the solid rocket boosters as it lifts off Launch Pad 39B on mission STS-116. Liftoff occurred at 8... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Viewed from a camera in the midst of Fl...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Viewed from a camera in the midst of Florida greenery across the marshy water, Space Shuttle Discovery leaps through billows of smoke and steam on Launch Pad 39B on the historic R... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour on mis...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour on mission STS-111 startles a large bird to flight over nearby waters. Liftoff occurred at 5:22:49 p.m. EDT. This mission marks the 14th Shuttle ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Emerging from the billows of smoke and s...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Emerging from the billows of smoke and steam on Launch Pad 39A, space shuttle Atlantis hurtles into space for a rendezvous with the International Space Station on mission STS-122. ... More
Launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis / STS-129 Mission
STS129-S-083 (16 Nov. 2009) --- Space Shuttle Atlantis and its six-member STS-129 crew head toward Earth orbit and rendezvous with the International Space Station. Liftoff was on time at 2:28 p.m. (EST) on Nov.... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Moments after liftoff, the launch of sp...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Moments after liftoff, the launch of space shuttle Atlantis casts a glow in the lagoon waters during launch from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Atlantis is racing... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Like a phoenix rising from the flames, space sh...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Like a phoenix rising from the flames, space shuttle Atlantis emerges from the exhaust cloud building on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff on its STS-12... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour races into the ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour races into the sky trailing columns of fire from the solid rocket boosters as it begins mission STS-118. The liftoff from Launch Pad 39A was on time at 6:3... More
Launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis / STS-129 Mission
STS129-S-046 (16 Nov. 2009) --- Space Shuttle Atlantis and its six-member STS-129 crew head toward Earth orbit and rendezvous with the International Space Station. Liftoff was on time at 2:28 p.m. (EST) on Nov.... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Nearby water reflects the brilliant lig...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Nearby water reflects the brilliant light of flames beneath space shuttle Discovery as it leaps through the clouds into a blue sky heading for the International Space Station on m... More
Space Shuttle Projects, Marshall Space Flight Center
Space Shuttle Orbiter Discovery lifted off for the STS-105 mission on August 10, 2001. The main purpose of the mission was the rotation of the International Space Station (ISS) Expedition Two crew with the Expe... More
Launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis / STS-129 Mission
STS129-S-074 (16 Nov. 2009) --- Space Shuttle Atlantis and its six-member STS-129 crew head toward Earth orbit and rendezvous with the International Space Station. Liftoff was on time at 2:28 p.m. (EST) on Nov.... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - With nearly 7 million pounds of thrust generate...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - With nearly 7 million pounds of thrust generated with the aid of twin solid rocket boosters, space shuttle Atlantis roars into the blue skies over Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space C... More
Launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis / STS-129 Mission
STS129-S-089 (16 Nov. 2009) --- Space Shuttle Atlantis and its six-member STS-129 crew head toward Earth orbit and rendezvous with the International Space Station. Liftoff was on time at 2:28 p.m. (EST) on Nov.... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Discovery soars from Launc...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Discovery soars from Launch Pad 39A into the blue sky on mission STS-105 to the International Space Station. Liftoff occurred at 5:10:14 p.m. EDT. Besides the Shuttle... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With a tail of flame burning white hot,...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With a tail of flame burning white hot, Space Shuttle Atlantis leaps from the billowing steam and smoke on Launch Pad 39B after an on-time liftoff of 3:46 p.m. EDT on mission STS-... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The fiery liftoff of Space Shuttle Di...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The fiery liftoff of Space Shuttle Discovery from Launch Pad 39B on mission STS-116 is captured in the nearby water. Liftoff occurred on time at 8:47 p.m. EST. This was the sec... More
STS122-S-064 (7 Feb. 2008) --- The Space Shuttle Atlantis and its seve...
STS122-S-064 (7 Feb. 2008) --- The Space Shuttle Atlantis and its seven-member STS-122 crew head toward Earth-orbit and a scheduled link-up with the International Space Station (ISS). Liftoff from Kennedy Space... More
The brilliant exhaust from the solid rocket boosters (center) and blue...
The brilliant exhaust from the solid rocket boosters (center) and blue mach diamonds from the main engine nozzles mark the perfect launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour from Launch Pad 39A. Launch of Endeavour into... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Light-filled clouds of smoke and steam roll ac...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Light-filled clouds of smoke and steam roll across Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center as space shuttle Endeavour roars into the night sky on the STS-126 mission. Liftoff was ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - With nearly 7 million pounds of thrust generate...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - With nearly 7 million pounds of thrust generated by twin solid rocket boosters and three main engines, space shuttle Atlantis clears the tower on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Ce... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Nearby water reflects the light from S...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Nearby water reflects the light from Space shuttle Discovery as it heads for blue sky atop twin columns of fire, hurling swirls of smoke and steam across Launch Pad 39A at NASA's... More
Space shuttle STS_135_Launch. NASA public domain image colelction.
JSC2011-E-067609 (8 July 2011) --- The space shuttle Atlantis launches for the STS-135 mission to the International Space Station in the final mission of the Space Shuttle Program at NASA?s Kennedy Space Center... More
Space Shuttle Projects, Marshall Space Flight Center
Space Shuttle Orbiter Atlantis hurdles toward space from Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the STS-112 mission. Liftoff occurred at 3:46pm EDT, October 7, 2002. Atlantis carried the Starboar... More
Launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-132
STS132-S-053 (14 May 2010) --- Space shuttle Atlantis and its six-member STS-132 crew head toward Earth orbit and rendezvous with the International Space Station. Liftoff was at 2:20 p.m. (EDT) on May 14, 2010,... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Atop twin columns of fire, space shutt...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Atop twin columns of fire, space shuttle Discovery hurtles past the lightning rod atop the fixed service structure on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Smoke and ste... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Clouds of smoke and steam roll across Launch Pa...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Clouds of smoke and steam roll across Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida as towers of flame propel space shuttle Endeavour into the night sky on the STS-126 mission.... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Liftoff of space shuttle Endeavour on t...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Liftoff of space shuttle Endeavour on the STS-123 mission lights up Launch Pad 39A and the night sky. Liftoff was on time at 2:28 a.m. EDT. The crew will make a record-breaking ... More
Final Launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour / STS-134 Mission
STS134-S-051 (16 May 2011) --- Space shuttle Endeavour and its six-member STS-134 crew head toward Earth orbit and rendezvous with the International Space Station. Liftoff was at 8:56 a.m. (EDT) on May 16, 2011... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis’s solid rocket bo...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis’s solid rocket boosters trail brilliant flames that light up the clouds of smoke and steam and reflect in the waters Launch Pad 39B at launch. The perfect on... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Atlantis rumbles off Launch Pad 3...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Atlantis rumbles off Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on the STS-132 mission to the International Space Station at 2:20 p.m. EDT on May 14. The ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – From Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Cen...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – From Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Atlantis hurtles into space on twin columns of fire on the STS-125 mission to service NASA's Hubble Space Tele... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Launch of space shuttle Atlantis from Pad 39A a...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Launch of space shuttle Atlantis from Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida is reflected in the marsh near the pad. Liftoff on its STS-129 mission came at 2:28 p.m. EST No... More
Launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis / STS-129 Mission
STS129-S-053 (16 Nov. 2009) --- Space Shuttle Atlantis and its six-member STS-129 crew head toward Earth orbit and rendezvous with the International Space Station. Liftoff was on time at 2:28 p.m. (EST) on Nov.... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Clouds of smoke and steam swell over Launch Pad...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Clouds of smoke and steam swell over Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida as space shuttle Atlantis hurtles toward space on the STS-125 mission. Atlantis will rendezv... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Trailing a column of fire, space shuttl...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Trailing a column of fire, space shuttle Discovery hurtles toward space on mission STS-120 to the International Space Station as it breaks free from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kenne... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Endeavour soars to orbit from La...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Endeavour soars to orbit from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Endeavour began its final flight, the STS-134 mission to the International Sp... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis leaps off the La...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis leaps off the Launch Pad 39A trailing a twin streams of flame from its solid rocket boosters to light up the pre-dawn sky on mission STS-101. Liftoff occurr... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- A perfect on-time launch for Space Shut...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- A perfect on-time launch for Space Shuttle Discovery at 7:17 p.m. EDT. This marks the 100th launch in the history of the Shuttle program. Discovery carries a payload that include... More
KENNEDY SPACE STATION, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour hurtles into a ...
KENNEDY SPACE STATION, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour hurtles into a clear blue sky from Launch Pad 39A on mission STS-100. On the horizon is the Atlantic Ocean. Liftoff of the ninth flight to the Internationa... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Billows of smoke and steam rise alongside space...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Billows of smoke and steam rise alongside space shuttle Discovery as it lifts off Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, racing toward space on the STS-128 mission. Lif... More
Launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-132
STS132-S-040 (14 May 2010) --- Space shuttle Atlantis and its six-member STS-132 crew head toward Earth orbit and rendezvous with the International Space Station. Liftoff was at 2:20 p.m. (EDT) on May 14, 2010,... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - With nearly 7 million pounds of thrust generate...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - With nearly 7 million pounds of thrust generated with the aid of twin solid rocket boosters, space shuttle Atlantis clears the tower on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Fl... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Looking as if it is breaking out of a c...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Looking as if it is breaking out of a cocoon, space shuttle Atlantis races into the sky on mission STS-122 to the International Space Station. Liftoff of the shuttle was on time ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Trees frame Space Shuttle Discovery trai...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Trees frame Space Shuttle Discovery trailing columns of fire from the solid rocket boosters as it soars into the blue sky on mission STS-105 to the International Space Station. Lif... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Birds take flight as Space Shuttle Ende...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Birds take flight as Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Launch Pad 39A on mission STS-111 to the International Space Station. Liftoff occurred at 5:22:49 p.m. EDT. The STS-11... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – As clouds of smoke and steam smother Launch Pad...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – As clouds of smoke and steam smother Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Atlantis soars above them atop a column of fire. Atlantis will rendezvous wit... More
Space shuttle Space Shuttle Illustration
An unidentified illustration of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) space shuttle. The space shuttle fleet flew 135 missions and helped construct the International Space Station between ... More
Space Shuttle Columbia, STS-1 Launch
Full Description: The April 12 launch at Pad 39A of STS-1, just seconds past 7 a.m., carries astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen into an Earth orbital mission scheduled to last for 54 hours, ending with un... More
The First Space Shuttle Launch. NASA public domain image colelction.
(April 12, 1981) After six years of silence, the thunder of manned spaceflight was heard again, as the successful launch of the first space shuttle ushered in a new concept in utilization of space. Mission STS-... More
Space Shuttle Projects, Marshall Space Flight Center
The new era in space flight began on April 12, 1981. That is when the first Space Shuttle mission (STS-1) was launched. The Marshall Space Flight Center developed the propulsion system for the Space Shuttle. Th... More
LAUNCH - STS-1 - KSC. NASA public domain image colelction.
S81-30498 (12 April 1981) --- After six years of silence, the thunder of manned spaceflight is heard again, as the successful launch of the first space shuttle ushers in a new concept in utilization of space. T... More
Space Shuttle Columbia Launch at NASA KSC (Kennedy Space Center) Ref: ...
Space Shuttle Columbia Launch at NASA KSC (Kennedy Space Center) Ref: 108-KSC-81PC-382
Space Shuttle Columbia Launch at NASA KSC (Kennedy Space Center) Ref: ...
Space Shuttle Columbia Launch at NASA KSC (Kennedy Space Center) Ref: 108-KSC-81PC-368
Space Shuttle Columbia OV (101) launching from pad 39A begining STS-2
The 122 foot tall Space Shuttle Orbiter Columbia mated to its external fuel container (ET) and two solid rocket boosters (SRB) lifts off from Launch Pad 39A for the begining of STS-2.
Space Shuttle Columbia, STS-5 Launch
(November 11, 1982) A view of the Space Shuttle Columbia's launch for the STS-5 mission on November 11, 1982. This was Columbia's first operational mission. ..Image # : S82-39532
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - STS-4 thunders away from Launch Pad 39A at 10:5...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - STS-4 thunders away from Launch Pad 39A at 10:59:59 a.m. EDT, bound for a seven-day Earth orbital mission and the final developmental flight for the Space Transportation System. The fourt... More
Space Shuttle Columbia, LAUNCH - STS-4 - KSC
S82-33288 (27 June 1982) --- This horizontal view of the space shuttle Columbia captures the flight of water birds disturbed by the activity at launch Pad 39A. Launch occurred at 10:59:59 a.m. (EDT), June 27, 1... More
Space Shuttle Columbia, STS-9 Launch
(November 28, 1983) View of the launch of Space Shuttle Columbia's STS-9 mission from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. Official launch time was 11:00 am EDT. ..Image # : S83-44997
Space shuttle STS-8 Launch. NASA public domain image colelction.
(August 30, 1983) NASA's eighth space shuttle launch lit up the Florida sky at 2:32 a.m. EDT on August 30, 1983. The space shuttle Challenger's third flight was the first to take off in darkness. Crew members i... More
View of the Flight Readiness Firing (FRF) of the Challengers engines
The Space shuttle orbiter Challenger is given a 20-second test firing of its new main engines on December 18, 1982 on pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. This test was the first time these engines ahd been tes... More
Space Shuttle Challenger, Launch - STS-6 - KSC
S83-30222 (4 April 1983) --- The second reusable spacecraft in history successfully launches from Launch Pad 39A at 1:30:00:88 p.m. (EST) on April 4, 1983, and heads for its history making five-day mission in E... More
STS 41-C launch. NASA public domain image colelction.
(April 5, 1984) View of the launch of the Shuttle Challenger during the STS 41-C mission. The orbiter has cleared the launch pad with a large cloud of smoke covering the bottom part of the frame.
Launch of the Shuttle Challenger during STS 41-C mission
41C-3056 (6 April 1984) --- The Space Shuttle Challenger and its five-member astronaut crew leave the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) to begin a six-day stay in space. The launch occurred at 8:58:... More
View of the launch of Discovery 41-D mission
View of the launch of the shuttle Discovery and the 41-D mission. The orbiter and its plume of smoke are photographed from across the river in the early stages of liftoff (3085,3087); The orbiter can be seen ju... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, The sp...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, The space shuttle Discovery lifts off from Launch Pad 39A for its maiden flight at 8:42 a.m. EDT. The crew members for the 41-D flight are comman... More
Liftoff of Discovery on its maiden flight from CX-39A.
The Space Shuttle Orbiter Discovery lifted off from launch pad 39A at the Kenendy Space Center for its maiden flight at 8:42 A.M. EDT today.
Liftoff of Discovery on its maiden flight from CX-39A
The Space Shuttle Orbiter Discovery lifted off from launch pad 39A at the Kenendy Space Center for its maiden flight at 8:42 A.M. EDT today. (Test G-329)(Item D-58)
Liftoff of Discovery at CX-39A on its maiden flight.
The Space Shuttle Orbiter Discovery lifted off from launch pad 39A at the Kenendy Space Center for its maiden flight at 8:42 A.M. EDT today.
View of the launch of STS 51-A shuttle Discovery
51A-90032 (8 Nov 1984) --- Space Shuttle Discovery blasts off from launch pad 39A to begin its second space trip. Five crewmembers inside head toward a scheduled eight-day stay in earth orbit, during which two... More
View of the shuttle Discovery STS 51-D launch
51D-9092 (12 April 1985) --- The Space Shuttle Discovery ascends the launch complex in Florida and heads through Atlantic skies toward its 51-D mission. The seven member crew lifted off at 8:59 a.m. (EST), A... More
View of the shuttle Discovery STS 51-D launch
51D-9093 (12 April 1985) --- A 70mm frame of the Space Shuttle Discovery's 51-D launch at 8:59 a.m. (EST), April 12, 1985. Onboard are seven crewmembers and two communications satellites and a variety of medic... More
View of the shuttle Discovery STS 51-D launch
51D-9094 (12 April 1985) --- A 70mm frame of the Space Shuttle Discovery's 51-D launch at 8:59 a.m. (EST), April 12, 1985. Onboard are seven crewmembers and two communications satellites and a variety of medic... More
Launching of the Shuttle Discovery and the STS 51-G mission
51G-S-100 (17 June 1985) --- A low-angle 35mm tracking view of the Space Shuttle Discovery, its external tank and two solid rocket boosters speeding from the KSC launch facility to begin NASA STS 51-G. The cam... More
Launching of the Shuttle Discovery and the STS 51-G mission
51G-S-098 (17 June 1985) --- With seven crewmembers and a variety of international payloads onboard, the Space Shuttle Discovery, attached to two solid rocket boosters and an external fuel tank, gets off the l... More
Launch of the STS 51-F Challenger
51F-S-157 (29 July 1985) --- Just moments following ignition, the Space Shuttle Challenger, mated to its two solid rocket boosters and an external fuel tank, soars toward a week-long mission in Earth orbit. No... More
Launch of the Shuttle Discovery and begining of STS 51-I mission
51I-S-223 (27 August 1985) --- Launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery and beginning of STS-51I mission. View of the pre-dawn launch shows a reflection of the ignition in the river across from the launch complex.
Launch of the Shuttle Discovery and begining of STS 51-I mission
Launch of the Shuttle Discovery and begining of STS 51-I mission. View of the pre-dawn launch shows a reflection of the ignition in the river across from the launch complex (223); Clouds of smoke from the launc... More
Liftoff of first flight of Atlantis and the STS 51-J mission
51J-S-001 (3 Oct 1985) --- This 35mm frame was taken moments after the Space Shuttle Atlantis cleared the launch tower to begin its first mission in space. Onboard, ready to carry out STS-51J mission were astr... More
Launch of the shuttle Challenger begining of the STS 61-A mission
61A-S-018 (30 Oct 1985) --- A record-sized crew of eight persons is lifted toward Earth-orbit as the space shuttle Challenger blasts from the launch pad at Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida. Almo... More
Launch of the Shuttle Atlantis and begining of STS 61-B mission
61B-S-067 (26 Nov 1985) --- Space Shuttle Atlantis ascends into the night sky at 7:29 p.m. (EST), November 26, with a seven member crew and three communications satellites aboard. The STS 61-B crewmembers are ... More
Space Shuttle Columbia, STS-61-C Launch
(January 12, 1986) Launch of Space Shuttle Columbia's STS-61-C mission. A reflection of the shuttle can be seen in the water...Image # : STS61C-S-048
Launch of the Shuttle Columbia and begining of STS 61-C mission
STS61C-S-047 (12 Jan. 1986) --- A remote camera records the early morning launch at Florida?s Kennedy Space Center of the space shuttle Columbia and the STS-61C crew on Jan. 12, 1986. Onboard were the following... More
Launch of the Shuttle Columbia and begining of STS 61-C mission
STS61C-S-048 (12 Jan. 1986) --- This is a wide shot of the early morning launch at Florida?s Kennedy Space Center of the space shuttle Columbia and the STS-61C crew on Jan. 12, 1986. Onboard were the following ... More
Liftoff of Shuttle Challenger for STS 51-L mission
51L-S-156 (28 Jan. 1986) --- The space shuttle Challenger lifted off from Pad 39B Jan. 28, 1986 at 11:38 a.m. (EST) with a crew of seven astronauts and the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS). An accident ... More
Return to Flight Launch of Discovery
The Return to Flight launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery and its five man crew from Pad 39-B at 11:37 a.m. on September 29, 1988. ..Image # : 88PC-1002
STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, lifts off from KSC LC pad ...
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 o... More
STS 26 - Space Shuttle Projects
On September 29, 1988, after a 32-month hiatus in the Space Shuttle program that followed the Challenger accident, orbiter Discovery roared upward on the strength of its Marshall-managed solid rocket boosters, ... More
Space Shuttle Projects, Marshall Space Flight Center
Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis takes flight on its STS-27 mission, December 2, 1988, utilizing 375,000 pounds of thrust produced by its three main engines. The engines start in 3.9 seconds of ignition and go to... More
Space Shuttle Projects, Marshall Space Flight Center
Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis takes flight on its STS-27 mission, December 2, 1988, utilizing 375,000 pounds of thrust produced by its three main engines. The engines start in 3.9 seconds of ignition and go to... More
STS-27 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, liftoff
S88-55870 (2 Dec. 1988) --- The space shuttle Atlantis and its five-man crew of astronauts are launched from Kennedy Space Center?s Pad 39B at 9:30 a.m. (EST), Dec. 2, 1988. Onboard the Department of Defense?de... More
Space Shuttle Discovery, Space Shuttle Projects
Five astronauts launched aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery on March 13, 1989 at 9:57 am (EST) for the STS-29 mission. Included were James P. Bagian, mission specialist 1; Robert C. Springer, mission specialist... More