STS-27 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, lifts off from Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Distant view captures OV-104 riding atop the orange external tank (ET) after it has cleared the launch tower and begins its roll maneuver. In the foreground are railroad tracks and a liquified hydrogen spherical storage tank. Exhaust billows from the white solid rocket boosters (SRBs) leaving the launch complex (LC) pad hidden in a cloud of smoke. View provided by KSC with alternate number KSC-88PC-1496.
