![Space Shuttle Discovery launches at night from Kennedy Space Center.](https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/51I-s-223/51I-s-223~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1269&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint)
Launch of the Shuttle Discovery and begining of STS 51-I mission
51I-S-223 (27 August 1985) --- Launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery and beginning of STS-51I mission. View of the pre-dawn launch shows a reflection of the ignition in the river across from the launch complex.
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TakenAugust 27, 1985
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