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STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, lifts off from KSC LC pad 39B
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STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, lifts off from KSC LC pad 39B

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
1988-09-29
Collection
JSC
Archive
NASA Image and Video Library
Type
photograph

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"STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, lifts off from KSC LC pad 39B" (1988-09-29). NASA/JSC. Public domain. https://images.nasa.gov/details/s26-s-030

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