NASA Photo ID: STS033(S)003        File Name: 10063653.jpg
  Film Type: 70mm                    Date Taken: 11/27/89
  Title: STS-33 Discovery, OV-103, early morning liftoff from KSC LC Pad 39B
  Description:
  STS-33 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, lifts off from Kennedy Space 
  Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39B at 7:23:29:989 am Eastern Standard 
  Time (EST).  OV-103, its external tank (ET), and solid rocket boosters
  (SRBs)  are highlighted by spotlights during its launch into darkness.  An
  exhaust  cloud covers LC Pad 39B and the surrounding area.  The glow of the
  SRB and  space shuttle main engine (SSME) firings are reflected on the
  exhaust cloud. The STS-33 launch is the first post-Challenger nocturnal
  launch.               
  Subject terms:
  CAPE KENNEDY LAUNCH COMPLEX             
  DARKNESS                                
  DISCOVERY (ORBITER)                     
  EXHAUST CLOUDS                          
  EXTERNAL TANKS                          
  LIFTOFF (LAUNCHING)                     
  MORNING                                 
  SPACE SHUTTLE BOOSTERS                  
  STS-33
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