NASA Photo ID: STS056(S)057        File Name: 10072671.jpg
  Film Type: 35mm                    Date Taken: 04/17/93
  Title: STS-56 Discovery, OV-103, rises into darkness after KSC liftoff
  Description:
  STS-56 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, is partially obscured as it
  rises  into the early morning darkness after liftoff from Kennedy Space
  Center (KSC)  Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39B at 1:29am (Eastern Daylight Time
  (EDT)). OV-102's  tail section, orbital maneuvring system (OMS) pods, and
  space shuttle main  engines (SSMEs) are lit up in the glow of the solid
  rocket booster (SRB) /  SSME firings. The diamond shock effect is clearly
  visible at SSME nozzles.   The external tank (ET) aft orbiter attachments
  are also illuminated.               
  Subject terms:
  DARKNESS                                
  DISCOVERY (ORBITER)                     
  EXTERNAL TANKS                          
  LIFTOFF (LAUNCHING)                     
  NIGHT                                   
  SPACE SHUTTLE BOOSTERS                  
  SPACE SHUTTLE MAIN ENGINE               
  STS-56                                  
  

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