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KSC-99pp1439
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An olivaceous cormorant soars in the cloud-streaked sky near the Space Shuttle Discovery as it waits for liftoff on mission STS-103. To the left of Discovery is the Rotating Service Structure, rolled back on Dec. 16 in preparation for launch. At right is a 290-foot-high water tank with a capacity of 300,000 gallons. The tank is part of the sound suppression water system used during launch. The STS-103 mission, to service the Hubble Space Telescope, is scheduled for launch Dec. 17 at 8:47 p.m.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineKSC-99pp1439. NASA/KSC, 1999-12-17. Public domain. ID: KSC-99pp1439.
