NASA Photo ID: STS031(S)076        File Name: 10063559.jpg
  Film Type: 70mm                    Date Taken: 04/29/90
  Title: STS-31 Discovery, OV-103, is hidden in low-lying clouds after KSC liftoff
  Description:
  STS-31 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, is hidden in low-lying cloud 
  cover as it rises above Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 
  39B just after its liftoff at 8:33:51.0492 am (Eastern Daylight Time
  (EDT)). The glow of the solid rocket booster (SRB) and the space shuttle
  main engine  (SSME) firings appears just below the cloud cover and is
  reflected in the  nearby waterway (foreground). An exhaust plume trails
  from OV-103 and its  SRBs and covers the launch pad area.                
  
  Subject terms:
  CAPE KENNEDY LAUNCH COMPLEX             
  CLOUDS                                  
  DISCOVERY (ORBITER)                     
  EXHAUST CLOUDS                          
  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER                    
  LAUNCHING PADS                          
  LIFTOFF (LAUNCHING)                     
  STS-31                                  
  WATERWAYS
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