Retro Space Images: Preparing STS-41D

Photo Credit: NASA / Retro Space Images
Photo Credit: NASA / Retro Space Images

Age of Discovery: The Sun sets at Pad 39A on August 29, 1984, as preparations continue for the maiden launch of Space Shuttle Discovery the following morning. The first launch attempt for Discovery had ended with a pad abort at T-6 seconds on June 26, 1984.

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