NASA Photo ID: S84-26325          File Name: 10061743.gif 
 
Film Type: 120/70/35mm cn         Date Taken: 02/05/84 
 
Title: Views of the STS-11 launch from pad 39A on Feb. 3, 1984 
 
Description: 
 
The space shuttle Challenger attached to two solid rocket boosters (SRB) 
and  en external fuel tank (ET) blasts off from Pad 39A at Kennedy Space 
Center  (KSC). This view is a close-up of the orbiter as it begins to 
liftoff with  only one SRB visible (26324); Wide angle view of Challenger 
beginning its  liftoff from the pad shows the entire launch pad, smoke 
billowing to the  right and left (26325); This view shows the Challenger 
clear of the launch  pad, smoke clouds surrounding the launch pad and white 
light coming from the  SRB's (26326-7).