Detail View: NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection: STS-64 Launch
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Title:
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STS-64 Launch
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Full Description:
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The Space Shuttle Discovery soars skyward from Launch Pad 39B on Mission STS-64 at 6:22:35 p.m. EDT, September 9, 1994. On board are a crew of six: Commander Richard N. Richards; Pilot L. Blaine Hammond Jr.; and Mission Specialists Mark C. Lee, Carl J. Meade, Susan J. Helms and Dr. J.M. Linenger. Payloads for the flight include the Lidar InSpace Technology Experiment (LITE), the Shuttle Pointed Autonomous Research Tool for Astronomy 201 (SPARTAN201) and the Robot Operated Processing System (ROMPS). Mission Specialists Lee and Meade also are scheduled to perform an extravehicular activity during the 64th Shuttle mission.
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Date:
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9/9/1994
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NASA Center:
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Kennedy Space Center
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Subject Category:
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Rocket Launches
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Keywords:
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Discovery
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Audience:
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General Public
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facet_what:
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Space Shuttle Orbiter
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facet_where:
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Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
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facet_who:
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Richard N. Richards
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facet_when:
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9-9-1994
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facet_when_year:
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1994
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Image #:
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94PC-1137
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original url:
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http://grin.hq.nasa.gov/ABSTRACTS/GPN-2000-000762.html
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UID:
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SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-000762
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Center:
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KSC
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Center Number:
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94PC-1137
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GRIN DataBase Number:
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GPN-2000-000762
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Creator-Photographer:
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NASA
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Original Source:
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DIGITAL
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