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Sensational plume of smoke from the Space Shuttle Columbia during liftoff on June 5, 1991, carrying the "Spacelab" laboratory for mission STS-40.

Space shuttle ATLANTIS is positioned above the mobile launch pad on launch pad 39A after a six-hour stay in the vehicle assembly building.

A very beautiful and rare view of the space shuttle, here showing the architecture of the metal hyper-structure of the launch pad in its entirety as lift-off begins, thanks to a plume of smoke to the right pushed along by a strong wind.

Impressive and rare bird's-eye view of the liftoff of the Space Shuttle Columbia (Mission STS-40) on June 3, 1991.

Liftoff of the 1st flight of Space Shuttle Discovery on December 12, 1991 for its mission STS-48.

Perfect takeoff of Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-37) on its maiden flight from the Kennedy Space Center on April 5, 1991.

A beautiful photographic painting depicting the nighttime liftoff of the space shuttle ATLANTIS (STS-44) on November 24, 1991.

Dramatic view of the open payload bay of the space shuttle ATLANTIS (Mission STS-43).

Perfect view of the lift-off of the space shuttle ATLANTIS (Mission STS-44).

A superb and spectacular view of the interior of the payload bay of the space shuttle ATLANTIS (Mission STS-43) in this scene, in reverse over the southern two-thirds of the Florida peninsula.

Superb lift-off of a TITAN rocket for the planet MARS.

Space Shuttle Columbia (Mission STS-50). Beautiful panoramic liftoff

A brilliant flash of light reflects off the Kennedy Space Center marsh for this majestic elevation of the Space Shuttle Discovery on January 22, 1992.

Close-up view of the arrival of Space Shuttle Endeavour on launch pad 39B for its maiden flight of mission STS-49 on May 7, 1992.

View from the Earth's obituary of Southern California, from Loa Angeles on the right to Santa Barbara on the left.

Photographed from the space shuttle Columbia (Mission STS-52), Mount Fuji and its snow-covered summit appear in the center of the image as an immense white pyramid beneath the thick cloud cover that precedes the limits of the Earth's atmosphere by only a

Impressive view of the globe from Space and the Space Shuttle (Mission STS-57). A rare view of the eastern Mediterranean Sea.

Superb view of the space shuttle COLUMBIA (Misison STS-55) on its transport cart that brings it to launch pad 39A from the vehicle assembly hall.

A magnificent liftoff of the space shuttle COLUMBIA (Mission STS-055) from the launch pad of the KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (KSC) in Florida.

Extra-vehicular activity (EVA).

The Space Shuttle Columbia rises in this panoramic view like a golden tower in the cloud-covered royal blue sky to complete its mission STS-58 carrying the "Spacelab" laboratory on October 18, 1993.

Space shuttle COLUMBIA (Mission STS-55) rolls to launch pad 39A at CAP CANAVERAL before being ready to depart on its new mission, including the SPACELAB 2 space laboratory.

A rare and superb view of the Space Shuttle Discovery floating with its payload bay open above the globe.

superb and rare image of the space shuttle DISCOVERY (Mission STS-51) taken from an IMAX camera mounted on the SPAS satellite.

Rare observation of a panoramic launch of the Space Shuttle Columbia from the Cape Canaveral marshes.