NASA Photo ID: STS033(S)002        File Name: 10063656.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).  The profile of OV-103, its external tank (ET), and solid
  rocket  boosters (SRBs) are highlighted by spotlights during its launch
  into  darkness.  OV-103 has cleared the launch tower as an exhaust cloud
  covers LC  Pad 39B and the surrounding area.  A nearby water tank is
  visible at the  right.  The light colored plume with the slight "diamond
  shock" effect comes  from the SSMEs.  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                  
  STORAGE TANKS                           
  STS-33
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