NASA Photo ID: STS035(S)021       File Name: 10063931.jpg

Film Type: 70mm CN                Date Taken: 12/11/90

Title: STS-35 Columbia, OV-102, lifts off from KSC LC Pad 39B at 1:49 am (EST)

Description:

STS-35 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, atop its external tank (ET) and 
flanked by two solid rocket boosters (SRBs) clears the launch tower  during
its liftoff from Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad  39B at
1:49 am (Eastern Standard Time (EST)).  OV-102 rises above the mobile 
launcher pad covered with an exhaust cloud which is illuminated by the glow 
of the SRB and space shuttle main engine (SSME) firings.  The launch
tower's  fixed service structure (FSS) and retracted rotating service
structure (RSS)  are highlighted against the early morning darkness by
SRB/SSME glow as the  shadowy shuttle climbs into the sky.