NASA Photo ID: STS047(S)039       File Name: 10064946.gif 
 
Film Type: 35mm CN                Date Taken: 09/20/92 
 
Title: STS-47 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, liftoff from KSC 
 
Description: 
 
STS-47 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, atop its external tank (ET) and  
flanked by two solid rocket boosters (SRBs), is recorded in this low angle  
view as it heads for its second trip into space.  From this angle, the 
space  shuttle main engines (SSMEs) are clearly visible as well as the 
diamond shock  effect produced during firing.  Exhaust plumes trail from 
the SRB skirts.   OV-105 is just about to begin its roll maneuver.  Liftoff 
from Kennedy Space  Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) 39 pad occurred at 
10:23:00:0680 am (Eastern  Daylight Time (EDT)).