STS-82

Discovery - before fueling on 10 Feb. 97

The floodlit pad - shortly before launch

Liftoff - at 3:55 EST on 11 Feb. 1997

Seconds after liftoff

Above cloud layer

After SRB separation - Discovery, on main engines, is seen as a trail moving downwards (downrange).

NASA view - of launch.

HST release - NASA photo.

The ST-ECF STS-82 pages

Image directory

Saturn V - Apollo Poster (pdf, 1.8MB)

These pictures (except the NASA view) were taken on Fuji Provia 100 and 400 with a Hasselblad and a 180mm Sonnar and 50mm Distagon. The launch was seen from approximately three and a half miles.