STS-82 Discovery, OV-103, launch

STS082-S-005 (11 Feb 1997) --- The Space Shuttle Discovery lights up the early morning sky as it leaves Launch Pad 39A, at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), for a scheduled 10-day mission in Earth-orbit. Launch occurred at 3:55:17 a.m. (EST), February 11, 1997. The crew members are astronauts Kenneth D. Bowersox, commander; Scott J. Horowitz, pilot; Mark C. Lee, payload commander; and mission specialists Steven A. Hawley, Gregory J. Harbaugh, Steven L. Smith and Joseph R. Tanner. The primary mission of the flight is to service the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). STS-82 represents the 22nd flight of Discovery and the 82nd Space Transportation System (STS) flight.