STS-75 liftoff - view from 500ft weather tower

[KSC-96PC-X001]

  • Photo Number: KSC-96PC-X001

  • Release Date: 22-Feb-1996

  • Keywords: SHUTTLE,sts-75
    • Description: A remote-activated camera located on the 500-foot (152-meter) weather tower west of Launch Pad 39B yields a new and spectacular view of a Space Shuttle launch. Shown is the Shuttle Columbia as it soars skyward on Mission STS-75 following an ontime liftoff at 3:18:00 p.m. EST, Feb. 22. The weather tower is located about two miles (11,640 feet/3.2 kilometers) due west of the pad, affording a clear line-of-sight to the vehicle as it clears the launch tower.

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    Photos By: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (taken by Bionetics)
    Scanned By: J.Dumoulin, T.Nguyen, E.Cody and M.Downs NASA Payload Operations
    Captions: Paula Shawa (Paula.Shawa-1@ksc.nasa.gov) / SHER-10
    Curator: NASA/KSC Internet Systems Lab (Dumoulin, Downs, Paladino)
    Last Updated: Tuesday August 28 17:06:32 EDT 2001 (J.Dumoulin/E.Cody/T.Nguyen )

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