NASA Photo ID: STS027(S)004        File Name: 10063069.jpg
  Film Type: 120mm                   Date Taken: 12/06/88
  Title: STS-27 Atlantis, OV-104, lifts off from KSC Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39B
  Description:
  This distant view of STS-27 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, rising
  above  Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39B shows glow of
  firing  solid rocket boosters (SRBs) and space shuttle main engines (SSMEs)
  reflected  in a nearby waterway.  OV-104 has just cleared the launch tower
  as an exhaust  cloud covers the mobile launcher platform and launch pad
  base.  In the  foreground, surrounding the waterway is vegetation (grass,
  trees, bushes). This Department of Defense (DOD) dedicated mission is the
  third mission for  OV-104.              
  Subject terms:
  ATLANTIS (ORBITER)                      
  CAPE KENNEDY LAUNCH COMPLEX             
  EXHAUST CLOUDS                          
  EXTERNAL TANKS                          
  LAUNCHING PADS                          
  LIFTOFF (LAUNCHING)                     
  SPACE SHUTTLE BOOSTERS                  
  STS-27                                  
  VEGETATION                              
  WATERWAYS
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