CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Two majestic birds prepare for flight at Launch Complex 39 moments before the launch of Discovery on its maiden voyage. A great blue heron was startled from its perch in a lagoon south of pad A. Mission 41D was launched at 8:41 a.m. with a crew of six persons and a cargo of three satellites to be deployed. Photo Credit: NASA
Location Cape Canaveral, FL
Date August 30, 1984