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Liftoff of first flight of Atlantis and the STS 51-J mission
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Liftoff of first flight of Atlantis and the STS 51-J mission. Mid-day skies of Florida form the backdrop for this smokey scene of the 51-J launch (001); This photograph, taken from the support structure at Launch Pad 39A, captures the first moments of the initial blastoff of the shuttle Atlantis (002); This frame was taken moments after the Atlantis cleared the launch tower. The view is from the below the orbiter and show its solid rocket boosters firing (003).
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineLiftoff of first flight of Atlantis and the STS 51-J mission. NASA/JSC, 1985-10-03. Public domain. ID: 51j-s-002.
