Distant view of STS-58 Columbia launch from Shuttle Training Aircraft
STS058-S-122 (18 Oct 1993) --- This distant shot of Columbia on its way to Earth-orbit was captured on film from the Shuttle Training Aircraft (STA) assigned to advance launch range screening. Onboard the spacecraft were six NASA astronauts, a veterinarian from the private sector and the Spacelab Life Sciences (SLS-2) science module. The crew will spend two weeks in Earth-orbiting devoting all its on-duty time to life sciences research. Launch occurred at 10:53 a.m. (EDT), October 18, 1993, from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC).
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sts058-s-122
Date Created
October 18, 1993
Center
JSC
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