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STS-56 Discovery, OV-103, lifts off from KSC LC Pad 39B into darkness
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STS-56 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, riding atop its external tank (ET) and flanked by two solid rocket boosters (SRBs), lifts off from Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39B into the early morning darkness at 1:29 am (Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)). In this nocturnal scene, OV-102's nose section is obscured in the shadowy darkness as it clears the fixed service structure (FSS) tower. Exhaust plumes trail from the SRB skirts and cover the launch pad area in a billowy cloud.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineSTS-56 Discovery, OV-103, lifts off from KSC LC Pad 39B into darkness. NASA/JSC, 1993-04-08. Public domain. ID: sts056-s-054.
