NASA Photo ID: STS047(S)040 File Name: 10064947.jpg
Film Type: 35mm Date Taken: 09/20/92
Title: STS-47 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, lifts off from KSC LC 39 pad
Description:
STS-47 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, atop its external tank (ET) and
flanked by two solid rocket boosters (SRBs), is barely visible at the end
of the long exhaust plume extending from the ground into the sky. OV-105
begins its roll maneuver as it soars above Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
Launch Complex (LC) 39 pad and toward its second space flight. Liftoff
occurred at 10:23:00:0680 am (Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)). In the
foreground, mobile lighting fixtures (spotlights) are visible.
Subject terms:
CAPE KENNEDY LAUNCH COMPLEX
ENDEAVOUR (ORBITER)
EXHAUST CLOUDS
EXTERNAL TANKS
FLORIDA
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER
LAUNCHING PADS
LIFTOFF (LAUNCHING)
LIGHTING EQUIPMENT
SPACE SHUTTLE BOOSTERS
STS-47
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