STS-1 Columbia, OV-102, at KSC LC Pad undergoes preflight processing at nig
Description: Spotlights illuminate the Launch Complex (LC) Pad at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) during preflight operations and servicing of Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102. This timed exposure shows the night operations prior to the STS-1 mission aboard OV-102. Lit up against the night time darkness are OV-102, its white external tank (ET), and its two solid rocket boosters (SRBs) atop the mobile launcher platform. Cranes appear in front of the retracted rotating service structure (RSS) at the left. The access arm (catwalk) is extended from the fixed service structure (FSS) to OV-102's side hatch. View provided by KSC with alternate KSC number 108-KSC-81PC-138.
