Launch of STS-66 Space Shuttle Atlantis
STS066-S-011 (3 November 1994) --- The Space Shuttle Atlantis returns to work after a refurbishing and a two-year layoff, as liftoff for the mission occurs at noon (EDT), November 3, 1994. Five NASA astronauts and a European mission specialist are onboard for the Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science (ATLAS-3) mission. A 70mm camera was used to record this image. Onboard were astronauts Donald R. McMonagle, mission commander; Curtis L. Brown, Jr., pilot; Ellen S. Ochoa, payload commander; and Scott E. Parazynski, Joseph R. Tanner and Jean-Francois-Clervoy, all mission specialists. Clervoy represents the European Space Agency (ESA).
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sts066-s-011
Date Created
November 3, 1994
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JSC
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