STS-45 Atlantis, OV-104, lifts off from KSC Launch Complex (LC) Pad
STS045-S-054 (24 March 1992) --- A profile view of the Space Shuttle Atlantis as it soars off the launch pad and heads toward Earth orbit with a crew of seven and the Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science (ATLAS) aboard. Launch occurred at 8:13:40:048 a.m. (EST), March 24, 1992. Onboard were Charles F. Bolden, mission commander; Brian Duffy, pilot; Kathryn D. Sullivan, payload commander; David C. Leestma and C. Michael Foale, mission specialists; and Dirk Frimout of the European Space Agency and Byron K. Lichtenberg, payload specialists. The view was provided by an automatic camera on the launch service structure.
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s45-s-054
Date Created
March 24, 1992
Center
JSC
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