NASA. Liftoff: a group of nine pre-launch and launch photographs of Space Shuttles "Atlantis"; "Columbia"; "Discovery"; and "Endeavour", Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 4, 1989-March 13, 1992 - photo 1
NASA. Liftoff: a group of nine pre-launch and launch photographs of Space Shuttles "Atlantis"; "Columbia"; "Discovery"; and "Endeavour", Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 4, 1989-March 13, 1992 - photo 2
NASA. Liftoff: a group of nine pre-launch and launch photographs of Space Shuttles "Atlantis"; "Columbia"; "Discovery"; and "Endeavour", Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 4, 1989-March 13, 1992 - photo 3
NASA. Liftoff: a group of nine pre-launch and launch photographs of Space Shuttles "Atlantis"; "Columbia"; "Discovery"; and "Endeavour", Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 4, 1989-March 13, 1992 - photo 4
NASA. Liftoff: a group of nine pre-launch and launch photographs of Space Shuttles "Atlantis"; "Columbia"; "Discovery"; and "Endeavour", Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 4, 1989-March 13, 1992 - photo 5
NASA. Liftoff: a group of nine pre-launch and launch photographs of Space Shuttles "Atlantis"; "Columbia"; "Discovery"; and "Endeavour", Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 4, 1989-March 13, 1992 - photo 6
NASA. Liftoff: a group of nine pre-launch and launch photographs of Space Shuttles "Atlantis"; "Columbia"; "Discovery"; and "Endeavour", Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 4, 1989-March 13, 1992 - photo 7
NASA. Liftoff: a group of nine pre-launch and launch photographs of Space Shuttles "Atlantis"; "Columbia"; "Discovery"; and "Endeavour", Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 4, 1989-March 13, 1992 - photo 8
NASA. Liftoff: a group of nine pre-launch and launch photographs of Space Shuttles "Atlantis"; "Columbia"; "Discovery"; and "Endeavour", Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 4, 1989-March 13, 1992 - photo 9
NASA. Liftoff: a group of nine pre-launch and launch photographs of Space Shuttles "Atlantis"; "Columbia"; "Discovery"; and "Endeavour", Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 4, 1989-March 13, 1992 - photo 10
NASA. Liftoff: a group of nine pre-launch and launch photographs of Space Shuttles "Atlantis"; "Columbia"; "Discovery"; and "Endeavour", Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 4, 1989-March 13, 1992 - photo 11
NASA. Liftoff: a group of nine pre-launch and launch photographs of Space Shuttles "Atlantis"; "Columbia"; "Discovery"; and "Endeavour", Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 4, 1989-March 13, 1992 - photo 12
NASA. Liftoff: a group of nine pre-launch and launch photographs of Space Shuttles "Atlantis"; "Columbia"; "Discovery"; and "Endeavour", Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 4, 1989-March 13, 1992 - photo 13
NASA. Liftoff: a group of nine pre-launch and launch photographs of Space Shuttles "Atlantis"; "Columbia"; "Discovery"; and "Endeavour", Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 4, 1989-March 13, 1992 - photo 14
NASA. Liftoff: a group of nine pre-launch and launch photographs of Space Shuttles "Atlantis"; "Columbia"; "Discovery"; and "Endeavour", Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 4, 1989-March 13, 1992 - photo 15
NASA. Liftoff: a group of nine pre-launch and launch photographs of Space Shuttles "Atlantis"; "Columbia"; "Discovery"; and "Endeavour", Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 4, 1989-March 13, 1992 - photo 16
NASA. Liftoff: a group of nine pre-launch and launch photographs of Space Shuttles "Atlantis"; "Columbia"; "Discovery"; and "Endeavour", Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 4, 1989-March 13, 1992 - photo 17
NASA. Liftoff: a group of nine pre-launch and launch photographs of Space Shuttles "Atlantis"; "Columbia"; "Discovery"; and "Endeavour", Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 4, 1989-March 13, 1992 - photo 18
NASA. Liftoff: a group of nine pre-launch and launch photographs of Space Shuttles "Atlantis"; "Columbia"; "Discovery"; and "Endeavour", Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 4, 1989-March 13, 1992 - photo 19
NASA. Liftoff: a group of nine pre-launch and launch photographs of Space Shuttles "Atlantis"; "Columbia"; "Discovery"; and "Endeavour", Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 4, 1989-March 13, 1992 - photo 20
NASA. Liftoff: a group of nine pre-launch and launch photographs of Space Shuttles "Atlantis"; "Columbia"; "Discovery"; and "Endeavour", Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 4, 1989-March 13, 1992 - photo 21
NASA. Liftoff: a group of nine pre-launch and launch photographs of Space Shuttles "Atlantis"; "Columbia"; "Discovery"; and "Endeavour", Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 4, 1989-March 13, 1992 - photo 22
NASA. Liftoff: a group of nine pre-launch and launch photographs of Space Shuttles "Atlantis"; "Columbia"; "Discovery"; and "Endeavour", Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 4, 1989-March 13, 1992 - photo 23
NASA. Liftoff: a group of nine pre-launch and launch photographs of Space Shuttles "Atlantis"; "Columbia"; "Discovery"; and "Endeavour", Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 4, 1989-March 13, 1992 - photo 24
NASA. Liftoff: a group of nine pre-launch and launch photographs of Space Shuttles "Atlantis"; "Columbia"; "Discovery"; and "Endeavour", Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 4, 1989-March 13, 1992 - photo 25
NASA. Liftoff: a group of nine pre-launch and launch photographs of Space Shuttles "Atlantis"; "Columbia"; "Discovery"; and "Endeavour", Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 4, 1989-March 13, 1992 - photo 26
NASA. Liftoff: a group of nine pre-launch and launch photographs of Space Shuttles "Atlantis"; "Columbia"; "Discovery"; and "Endeavour", Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 4, 1989-March 13, 1992 - photo 27
NASA. Liftoff: a group of nine pre-launch and launch photographs of Space Shuttles "Atlantis"; "Columbia"; "Discovery"; and "Endeavour", Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 4, 1989-March 13, 1992 - photo 1

Liftoff: a group of nine pre-launch and launch photographs of Space Shuttles "Atlantis"; "Columbia"; "Discovery"; and "Endeavour", Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 4, 1989-March 13, 1992

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Lot 210 | Liftoff: a group of nine pre-launch and launch photographs of Space Shuttles "Atlantis"; "Columbia"; "Discovery"; and "Endeavour", Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 4, 1989-March 13, 1992
i. The Space Shuttle "Atlantis" lifts off from launch complex 39, pad B, Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 4, 1989
Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), numbered 'KSC-89PC-521' with NASA caption and 'This Paper Manufactured By Kodak' watermarks on verso

ii. The Space Shuttle "Atlantis" roars aloft from launch complex 39, pad A, Cape Canaveral, Florida, January 9, 1990
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), numbered 'KSC-90P-34' with NASA caption on verso

iii. The Space Shuttle "Atlantis" lifts off from launch complex 39, pad A, Cape Canaveral, Florida, February 20, 1990
Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), numbered 'KSC-90PC-265' with NASA caption and 'This Paper Manufactured By Kodak' watermarks on verso

iv. The Space Shuttle orbiter "Discovery" on the launchpad, Cape Canaveral, Florida, April, 1990
Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with 'This Paper Manufactured By Kodak' watermarks on verso

v. The Space Shuttle "Atlantis" positioned at launch complex 39, pad A, Cape Canaveral, Florida, October 24, 1991
Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), numbered 'KSC-91PC-1771' with NASA caption and 'This Paper Manufactured By Kodak' watermarks on verso

vi. The Space Shuttle "Atlantis" punches skyward through the night sky from launch complex 39, pad A, Cape Canaveral, Florida, November 24, 1991
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), numbered 'KSC-91P-1894' with NASA caption on verso

vii. The Space Shuttle orbiter "Discovery" is transported to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), Cape Canaveral, Florida, December 12, 1991
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), numbered 'KSC-91PC-2004' with NASA caption on verso

viii. The crawler-transporter pulls way after depositing the Space Shuttle "Atlantis" on launch complex 39, pad A, Cape Canaveral, Florida, February 20, 1992
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), numbered 'KSC-92PC-420' with NASA caption on verso

ix. The Space Shuttle "Endeavour" departs the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), Cape Canaveral, Florida, March 13, 1992
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), numbered 'KSC-92PC-353' with NASA caption on verso
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