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KSC-83p-0240
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Kennedy Space Center, Fla. — A powerful electrical storm created an eerie tapestry of light in the skies near Space Shuttle Launch Complex 39A in the hours preceding the launch of Challenger on mission STS-8 at 2:32 a.m. EDT today. Driving rains and the dazzling lightning display ceased after this photograh was taken by a remote camera set up by Sam Walton of United Press International and mission officials were able to proceed with the launch.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineKSC-83p-0240. NASA/KSC, 1983-08-30. Public domain. ID: 83p-0240.
