STS-40 Columbia, OV-102, KSC liftoff from a remote control tracking device

STS040-S-134 (5 June 1991) --- The space shuttle Columbia, with a seven-member crew aboard, soars toward a nine-day mission devoted to life sciences research. Launch was at 9:24:51 a.m. (EDT), June 5, 1991. This 35mm photo was taken by a remote control tracking device mounted 1600 feet from epicenter. Photo credit: NASA