Nasa code S51-I-03011 Space Shuttle Discovery and the Earth Vintage chromogenic print on Kodak paper Dimensions: 20 x 25 cm Provenance: Italian private collection STS-51-I was the sixth flight of the U.S. Space Shuttle Discovery. Launched on August 27, 1985, the missions main objective was to put three communications satellites into orbit. During their flight, the crew photographed two powerful typhoons during their interaction: Typhoons Odessa (on the left) and Pat (on the right), which was the first time this phenomenon could be observed from above. The structure of the typhoon Pat is particularly clear. SPACE SHUTTLE STS-51-MISSION Nasa-Code S51-I-03011 Space Shuttle Discovery und die Erde Vintage C-Print auf Kodak Papier 20 x 25 cm STS-51-I war der sechste Flug des US-amerikanischen Space Shuttle Discovery. Der Start erfolgte am 27. August 1985. Das Hauptziel der Mission war es, drei Kommunikations-Satelliten in den Orbit zu bringen. W?hrend ihres Fluges konnte die Crew zwei m?chtige Taifune w?hrend ihrer Interaktion fotografieren: die Taifune Odessa (links) und Pat (rechts). Die Struktur des Taifuns Pat ist besonders klar zu sehen. Es war das erste Mal, dass man dieses Ph?nomen von oben beobachten konnte.notes:*
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