KSC-81PC-0098
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - America's Space Shuttle stands poised on Launch Pad 39A, ready for Flight Readiness Firing of the main engines of the orbiter Columbia. The Rotating Service Structure has been retracted in this view, moving the 'White Room' access to the Cargo Bay and other support facilities away from the exhaust damage zone. This view was taken from the base of the approach ramp used by the Crawler when the Shuttle and its Mobile Launch Platform are moved from the Vehicle Assembly Building to the Pad.
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81PC0098
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February 19, 1981
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