NASA Photo ID: STS057-72-052       File Name: 10073301.jpg
  Film Type: 70mm                    Date Taken: 07/01/93
  Title: STS-57 Earth observation of Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida
  Description:
  STS-57 Earth observation taken aboard Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105,
  is  of the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida.  Even though it contains
  a  large number of wispy cirrus clouds, this photograph of KSC and environs 
  clearly reveals many significant features.  Mosquito Lagoon, an elongated 
  body of water, can be seen just to the north of the KSC site.  The Indian 
  River and the much shorter Banana River are seen.  The Florida mainland is 
  connected to the narrow barrier island by many causeways and bridges.  The 
  ocean front communities of Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach and Melbourne Beach 
  extend southward from KSC.  Within the space center, launch pads, shuttle 
  servicing facilities and the administration building are clearly visible.  
  The shuttle landing facility (SLF) is seen immediately northwest of the
  main  KSC complex.          
  
  Subject terms:
  ATLANTIC OCEAN                          
  EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE)         
  ENDEAVOUR (ORBITER)                     
  FLORIDA                                 
  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER                    
  RUNWAYS                                 
  STS-57                                  
  

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