NASA Photo ID: S92-39077           File Name: 10065134.jpg
  Film Type: 4x5                     Date Taken: 06/18/92
  Title: Replicas of the Santa Maria, Nina, Pinta sail by OV-105 on KSC LC Pad 39B
  Description:
  Replicas of Christopher Columbus' sailing ships Santa Maria, Nina, and
  Pinta sail by Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, on Kennedy Space Center
  (KSC)  Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39B awaiting liftoff on its maiden voyage,
  STS-49.  This view was taken from the water showing the three ships
  silhouetted in the  foreground with OV-105 on mobile launcher platform
  profiled against fixed  service structure (FSS) tower and rectracted
  rotating service structure  (RSS) in the background.  Next to the launch
  pad (at right) are the sound  suppression water system tower and the liquid
  hydrogen (LH2) storage tank.   View provided by KSC with alternate number
  KSC-92PC-971.             
  Subject terms:
  ATLANTIC OCEAN                          
  CAPE KENNEDY LAUNCH COMPLEX             
  ENDEAVOUR (ORBITER)                     
  FLORIDA                                 
  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER                    
  LAUNCHING PADS                          
  REPLICAS                                
  SHIPS                                   
  

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