NASA Photo ID: S83-40811          File Name: 10061296.gif 
 
Film Type: 4x5 cn                 Date Taken: 09/23/83 
 
Title: Launch of STS-8 Challenger 
 
Description: 
 
View of the launching of STS-8 Challenger from across the water. The 
orbiter  begins to clear the scafolding, lighting up the dark. The STS-8 
flight is the  first shuttle flight to launch at night. To the right of the 
frame a water  tower is visible. The orbiter is seen close-up, clearing the 
pad in a cloud  of smoke.