NASA Photo ID: STS033(S)001        File Name: 10063657.jpg
  Film Type: 70mm                    Date Taken: 11/27/89
  Title: Aerial view of STS-33 Discovery, OV-103, lifting off from KSC LC Pad 39B
  Description:
  Aerial view shows STS-33 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, lifting off 
  from Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39B at 7:23:29:989
  am  Eastern Standard Time (EST).  The circular area surrounding LC Pad 39B
  glows  as a result of the spotlights and the solid rocket booster (SRB) and
  space  shuttle main engine (SSME) firings.  A billowly exhaust cloud
  extends on  either side of the pad as OV-103 atop a firey glow rises into
  the dark  morning sky.  The coastline of the Atlantic Ocean is visible at
  the top of  the frame.  The STS-33 launch is the first post-Challenger
  nocturnal launch.               
  Subject terms:
  AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY                      
  CAPE KENNEDY LAUNCH COMPLEX             
  DISCOVERY (ORBITER)                     
  EXHAUST CLOUDS                          
  LAUNCHING PADS                          
  LIFTOFF (LAUNCHING)                     
  STS-33
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