The 19th Space Shuttle mission gets off to a beginning as the Challenger soars toward earth orbit where it is scheduled to spend a week for a series of mostly scientific tasks. Challenger carries seven crewmembers and Spacelab 2 science pallets.  A number of photographers record the event on camera.  Launch occurred at 5:00 p.m. (EDT), July 29, 1985.
Otis Imboden of the National Geographic Society for NASA
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