NASA Photo ID: STS047(S)039        File Name: 10064946.jpg
  Film Type: 35mm                    Date Taken: 09/20/92
  Title: STS-47 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, liftoff from KSC
  Description:
  STS-47 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, atop its external tank (ET) and 
  flanked by two solid rocket boosters (SRBs), is recorded in this low angle 
  view as it heads for its second trip into space.  From this angle, the
  space  shuttle main engines (SSMEs) are clearly visible as well as the
  diamond shock  effect produced during firing.  Exhaust plumes trail from
  the SRB skirts.   OV-105 is just about to begin its roll maneuver.  Liftoff
  from Kennedy Space  Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) 39 pad occurred at
  10:23:00:0680 am (Eastern  Daylight Time (EDT)).              
  
  Subject terms:
  ENDEAVOUR (ORBITER)                     
  EXHAUST CLOUDS                          
  EXTERNAL TANKS                          
  FLORIDA                                 
  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER                    
  LIFTOFF (LAUNCHING)                     
  SPACE SHUTTLE BOOSTERS                  
  SPACE SHUTTLE MAIN ENGINE               
  STS-47
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