STS-39 & STS-41

#otd This rare view on September 5 1990, shows on adjacent Launch Complex 39 pads with the Rotating Service Structures retracted. The orbiter Columbia on Pad A [foreground] was being readied for a September 6 early morning launch on Mission STS-39, while it sister spaceship, the orbiter Discovery, was set to begin preparations for an October liftoff on Mission STS-41. #orbitercolumbia #orbiterdiscovery #spaceshuttle #sts39 #sts41 #nasa #aviationsafari #aviationpreservation #boneyardsafari