NASA Photo ID: STS041(S)120        File Name: 10064415.jpg
  Film Type: 35mm                    Date Taken: 10/10/90
  Title: STS-41 Discovery, OV-103, KSC liftoff from a remote control tracking device
  Description:
  STS-41 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, riding atop the external tank 
  (ET), begins its roll maneuver after lifting off from the Kennedy Space 
  Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39 at 7:47 am (Eastern Daylight Time 
  (EDT)). Exhaust plumes billow from the solid rocket booster (SRB) skirts.
  The  glow of the three space shuttle main engines (SSMEs) is visible. This
  photo  was taken by a remote control tracking device mounted 1600 feet from 
  epicenter and looks from the bottom of the ET to OV-103's nose.               
  
  Subject terms:
  CAPE KENNEDY LAUNCH COMPLEX             
  DISCOVERY (ORBITER)                     
  EXHAUST CLOUDS                          
  EXTERNAL TANKS                          
  LIFTOFF (LAUNCHING)                     
  SPACE SHUTTLE BOOSTERS                  
  SPACE SHUTTLE MAIN ENGINE               
  STS-41                                  
  

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