NASA. BIG FORMAT. A superb nighttime liftoff of orbiter vehi - Lot 126

NASA. BIG FORMAT. A superb nighttime liftoff of orbiter vehicle (OV) 104 of mission STS-38 Atlantis, which lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) launch pad at 6:46. As the Space Shuttle (Mission STS-104), topped by the External Tank (ET) and flanked by two Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs), rises above the mobile launch pad, exhaust smoke fills the area surrounding the launch pad. The SRB and Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME) ignitions glow in the darkness of night, illuminating the Fixed Service Structure (FSS) and the Retracted Rotary Service Structure (RSS). STS-38 is a secret mission dedicated to the Department of Defense (DOD). 1990.period chromogenic print. Numbering on front. Legend on back label. 40.6 x 40.6CM with margins.