NASA Photo ID: STS031(S)074        File Name: 10063561.jpg
  Film Type: 35mm                    Date Taken: 04/29/90
  Title: STS-31 Discovery, OV-103, begins its roll maneuver after liftoff from KSC
  Description:
  STS-31 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, begins its roll maneuver after 
  liftoff from Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39B at 
  8:33:51.0492 am (Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)).  This low-angle view of the 
  launch shows OV-103 atop the external tank (ET) and flanked by two solid 
  rocket boosters (SRBs) as it rises into the sky headed to Earth orbit. The 
  space shuttle main engines (SSMEs), orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pods, 
  and overhead windows W7 and W8 are clearly visible.               
  
  Subject terms:
  DISCOVERY (ORBITER)                     
  EXTERNAL TANKS                          
  FLORIDA                                 
  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER                    
  LIFTOFF (LAUNCHING)                     
  SPACE SHUTTLE BOOSTERS                  
  SPACE SHUTTLE MAIN ENGINE               
  STS-31                                  
  WINDOWS
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