Merritt Island, Florida, USA, 28th April, 1991 Space Shuttle "Discovery" on its towering column of flame is approximately 60 miles down range. Getting ready for SRB separation. Mission: Department of Defense, AFP-675; IBSS; SPAS-II Space Shuttle: Discovery Launch Pad: 39A Credit: Mark Reinstein
Merritt Island, Florida. 4-28-1991 Space Shuttle "Discovery" on its towering column of flame is approximately 60 miles down range. Getting ready for SRB seperation. Mission: Department of Defense, AFP-675; IBSS; SPAS-II Space Shuttle: Discovery Launch Pad: 39A Launched: April 28, 1991, 7:33:14 EDT Landing Site: Kennedy Space Center, Florida Landing: May 6, 1991, 2:55:37 EDT Mission Duration: 8 days, 7 hours, 22 minutes, 23 seconds Orbit Altitude: 190 nautical miles Orbit Inclination: 57 degrees Dedicated Department of Defense mission. An unclassified payload included Air Force Program-675 (AFP675); Infrared Background Signature Survey (IBSS) with Critical Ionization Velocity (CIV), Chemical Release Observation (CRO) and Shuttle Pallet Satellite-II (SPAS-II) experiments; and Space Test Payload-1 (STP-1). Classified payload consisted of Multi-Purpose Release Canister (MPEC). Also on board was Radiation Monitoring Equipment III (RME III) and Cloud Logic to Optimize Use of Defense Systems-IA (CLOUDS-I). Crew consisted of Commander Michael L. Coats, Pilot L. Blaine Hammond, Mission Specialists Guion S. Bluford Jr., Gregory J. Harbaugh, Richard J. Hieb, Donald R. McMonagle and Charles L. Veach. Credit: Mark Reinstein
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Location: Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida, USA,
Photo credit: © mark reinstein / Alamy / Afripics
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