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STS-41 Discovery, OV-103, lifts off from KSC Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39
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STS041-S-101 (6 Oct 1990) --- Discovery lifts off from Launch Complex 39 at the Kennedy Space Center to begin a four-day mission in space for its five-man crew. Onboard the spacecraft are Astronauts Richard N. Richards, Robert D. Cabana, William M. Shepherd, Bruce E. Melnick and Thomas D. Akers. Discovery lifted off at 7:47 a.m. EDT on Oct. 6, 1990. A few hours after this photo was made, the crewmembers released the Ulysses spacecraft on its way to a long-awaited mission.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineSTS-41 Discovery, OV-103, lifts off from KSC Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39. NASA/JSC, 1990-10-06. Public domain. ID: s41-s-101.
