Space Shuttle Atlantis by Corbin Davenport

Space Shuttle Atlantis takes flight on its STS-27 mission on December 2, 1988, 9:30 a.m. EST, utilizing 375,000 pounds thrust produced by its three main engines. The STS-27 was the third classified mission dedicated to the Department of Defense (DoD). After completion of mission, Orbiter Atlantis landed December 6, 1988, 3:36 p.m. PST at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Image from NASA. Original image can be found at <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/f8f4ad912a304e9aeb89e43aff2130435df0ba4bd7bbaebae755a2a0ee819620/http%3A//grin.hq.nasa.gov/ABSTRACTS/GPN-2000-000058.html" rel="nofollow">http://grin.hq.nasa.gov/ABSTRACTS/GPN-2000-000058.html</a>