English: STS-41 Discovery, OV-103, KSC liftoff from a remote control tracking device.
STS-41 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, riding atop the external tank (ET), begins its roll maneuver after lifting off from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39 at 7:47 am (Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)). Exhaust plumes billow from the solid rocket booster (SRB) skirts. The glow of the three space shuttle main engines (SSMEs) is visible. This photo was taken by a remote control tracking device mounted 1600 feet from epicenter and looks from the bottom of the ET to OV-103's nose.
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