NASA Photo ID: STS052(S)051       File Name: 10065323.gif 
 
Film Type: 70mm CN                Date Taken: 11/01/92 
 
Title: STS-52 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, lifts off from KSC LC Pad 39B 
 
Description: 
 
STS-52 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, rises above Kennedy Space Center  
(KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39B just after liftoff at 1:09:39 pm (Eastern  
Daylight Time). OV-102 is nearly clear of the launch tower as it heads  
skyward.  OV-102's starboard profile, the external tank (ET), and the right  
solid rocket booster (SRB) are visible. Exhaust generated by the SRBs  
produces a cloud cover over the LC pad.  The diamond shock effect trails 
from  the three space shuttle main engines (SSMEs).  The scene is reflected 
in a  nearby waterway.  At the right is the sound supression water system 
tank.