NASA Photo ID: STS031(S)075        File Name: 10063560.jpg
  Film Type: 70mm                    Date Taken: 04/29/90
  Title: STS-31 Discovery, OV-103, rockets through low-lying clouds after KSC liftoff
  Description:
  STS-31 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, rides above the firey glow of
  the  solid rocket boosters (SRBs) and space shuttle main engines (SSMEs)
  and a  long trail of exhaust as it heads toward Earth orbit.  Kennedy Space
  Center  (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39B is covered in an exhaust cloud
  moments  after the liftoff of OV-103 at 8:33:51.0492 am (Eastern Daylight
  Time (EDT)). The exhaust plume pierces the low-lying clouds as OV-103 soars
  into the clear  skies above.  A nearby waterway appears in the foreground.               
  
  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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