NASA. LARGE FORMAT. Exceptional observation of shockwave con - Lot 192

NASA. LARGE FORMAT. Exceptional observation of shockwave condensation collars backlit by the Sun was taken during the launch of space shuttle Atlantis on September 8, 2000. The scene was filmed on 35mm film. An image was scanned to obtain this still image. Although the main effect is created by the forward part of Atlantis' fuselage, secondary effects are visible on the forward skirt of the solid rocket booster (SRB), the shuttle's vertical stabilizer and the trailing edge of the wing behind the Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSME). On board the shuttle were astronauts Terrence W. Wilcutt, Scott D. Altman, Edward T. Lu, Richard A. Mastracchio and Daniel C. Burbank, as well as cosmonauts Yuri I. Malenchenko and Boris V. Morukov, representatives of the Russian Aerospace Agency. 2000. Vintage chromogenic print. Numbering on front. Label on back. 40.6 x 40.6 cm with margins.