![View of the early morning launch of STS 41-G Challenger. The orbiter appears as a bright light at the top of a column of smoke against the sky.](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/41g-90139.jpg)
STS-41G launch through clouds
41G-90139 (5 October 1984) --- A Florida dawn scene forms the backdrop for the climbing Space Shuttle Challenger, its two solid rocket boosters and external fuel tank. Seven crewmembers, a space record, head for a busy eight-day stay in Earth orbit. The scene was photographed by astronaut Paul J. Weitz, who was piloting the Shuttle training aircraft (STA).
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