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LAUNCH - STS-1 - KSC
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S81-30501 (12 April 1981) --- Nose pointed skyward, space shuttle Columbia begins its climb toward orbit moments after solid rocket booster ignition in this first view of a dramatic liftoff sequence photographed from the 275-feet level of the Fixed Service Structure on Pad 39A. The seven frame sequence documenting the space shuttle’s historic launch on its maiden voyage was taken with a Nikon camera equipped with a 28mm lens with a 250 exposure back. The camera was protected in a fire box.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineLAUNCH - STS-1 - KSC. NASA/JSC, 1981-04-12. Public domain. ID: S81-30501.
