File:STS-129 Atlantis Ready to Fly - edit1.jpg

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Summary

Description

English: The Space Shuttle Atlantis is seen on launch pad 39A at the NASA Kennedy Space Center shortly after the rotating service structure was rolled back on Nov. 15, 2009. Atlantis is scheduled to launch at 2:28 p.m. EST, Nov. 16, 2009.

Date

15 November 2009, 18:00:44

Source

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/shuttle/sts-129/html/sts129-s-005.html

This file was derived from: STS-129 Atlantis Ready to Fly.jpg

Author

NASA/Bill Ingalls

Bill Ingalls

	Description	American photographer
	Authority file	: Q71171454

Edited by Bammesk

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	This file is in the public domain in the United States because it was solely created by NASA. NASA copyright policy states that "NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted". (See Template:PD-USGov, NASA copyright policy page or JPL Image Use Policy.)
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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	21:41, 30 September 2018		4,129 × 2,726 (5.09 MB)	Bammesk	minor touch-up
	03:22, 28 September 2018		4,129 × 2,726 (5.09 MB)	Bammesk	User created page with UploadWizard

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Image title	The space shuttle Atlantis is seen on launch pad 39a of the NASA Kennedy Space Center shortly after the rotating service structure was rolled back, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009, Cape Canaveral, FL. Atlantis is scheduled to launch at 2:28p.m. EST, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Camera manufacturer	NIKON CORPORATION
Camera model	NIKON D3
Author	NASA/Bill Ingalls
Copyright holder	(NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Exposure time	1/80 sec (0.0125)
F-number	f/2.8
ISO speed rating	800
Date and time of data generation	18:00, 15 November 2009
Lens focal length	190 mm
User comments	(NASA/Bill Ingalls)
JPEG file comment	Created with GIMP
Orientation	Normal
Horizontal resolution	300 dpi
Vertical resolution	300 dpi
Software used	GIMP 2.8.22
File change date and time	17:37, 30 September 2018
Exposure Program	Manual
Exif version	2.21
Date and time of digitizing	18:00, 15 November 2009
Shutter speed	6.321928
APEX aperture	2.970854
Exposure bias	0
Maximum land aperture	3 APEX (f/2.83)
Metering mode	Pattern
Light source	Cloudy weather
Flash	Flash did not fire
DateTimeOriginal subseconds	32
DateTimeDigitized subseconds	32
Supported Flashpix version	1
Color space	sRGB
Sensing method	One-chip color area sensor
File source	Digital still camera
Scene type	A directly photographed image
Custom image processing	Normal process
Exposure mode	Manual exposure
White balance	Manual white balance
Digital zoom ratio	1
Focal length in 35 mm film	190 mm
Scene capture type	Standard
Scene control	Low gain up
Contrast	Normal
Saturation	Normal
Sharpness	Normal
Subject distance range	Unknown

File:STS-129 Atlantis Ready to Fly - edit1.jpg

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Licensing

Captions

Items portrayed in this file

depicts

Atlantis

Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A

copyright status

public domain

inception

15 November 2009

captured with

Nikon D3

exposure time

0.0125 second

f-number

2.8

focal length

190 millimetre

ISO speed

800

media type

image/jpeg

instance of

photograph

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Metadata