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KSC-97pc145
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The Space Shuttle Atlantis transforms the early morning at KSC into near-daylight as its more than 7 million pounds of rocket thrust propels it from Launch Pad 39B at 4:27:23 a.m. EST Jan. 12 on its way to dock with the Mir space station for the fifth time.The 10-day mission will feature the transfer of Mission Specialist Jerry Linenger to Mir to replace astronaut John Blaha, who has been on the orbital laboratory since Sept. 19, 1996.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineKSC-97pc145. NASA/KSC, 1997-01-12. Public domain. ID: KSC-97pc145.
