The Space Shuttle Challenger heading skywards from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A on mission STS 41. Aboard the Challenger were astronauts Vance D. Brand, Robert L. Gibson, Ronald E. McNair, Bruce McCandless II, and Robert L. Stewart. The first untethered spacewalks with the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU) were made on this mission. This dramatic air to air picture was taken by astronaut John Young who was monitoring the launch in the cockpit of NASA's Shuttle Training Aircraft. 3 February 1984. A unique optimised and enhanced version of an NASA image / mandatory credit: NASA

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Size: 5526px × 5370px
Location: USA, Florida, Kennedy Space Center
Photo credit: © NASA / digitaleye / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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