Detail View: Johnson Space Center Media Archive: STS-124 launch
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Title:
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STS-124 launch
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Description:
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At NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Space shuttle Discovery leaps from Launch Pad 39A atop twin towers of flame as it races toward space on its STS-124 mission to the International Space Station. Launch was on time at 5:02 p.m. EDT. At left is the fixed service structure with the 80-foot lightning mast on top. At far left is the open rotating service structure. Discovery is making its 35th flight. The STS-124 mission is the 26th in the assembly of the space station. Original photo number is KSC-08PD-1530.
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Date:
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05/31/08
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Identifier:
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sts124-s-011
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MediaType:
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Image
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MediaType:
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Image
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What:
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Space Shuttle Orbiter
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What:
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STS-124
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What:
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International Space Station (ISS)
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Where:
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Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
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