The top of the first stage is seen to the left and the five nozzles of the second stage to the right. The interstage covering has been removed, and also not shown are the solid-fueled ullage motors that accelerate the stage to ensure that the propellant is pushed "down" towards the engines prior to liquid-fueled engine ignition.
GPS Latitude Reference North Latitude 28° 34.0' 38.52782" Longitude Reference West Longitude 80° 37.0' 42.876335" Altitude Reference Above Sea Level Altitude 24.585 EXIF Exif Version 0221 Flashpix Version 0100 Color Space sRGB Components Configuration other cases Compressed Bits per Pixel 4 Width 3008 Height 2000 User Comment Date Time Original 2009:12:26 16:59:41 Date Time Digitized 2009:12:26 16:59:41 Subsec Time 10 Subsec Time Original 10 Subsec Time Digitized 10 Exposure Time 1/5s F Number 4 Exposure Program Normal program ISO Speed Ratings 200 Exposure Bias -2/3 Max Aperture 4 Metering Mode CenterWeightedAverage Light Source unknown Flash Flash did not fire Focal Length 10 Sensing Method One-chip color area sensor File Source DSC Scene Type A directly photographed image CFA Pattern Custom Rendered Normal process Exposure Mode Auto exposure White Balance Auto white balance Digital Zoom Ratio 1 Focal Length in 35mm Film 15 Scene Capture Type Standard Gain Control None Contrast Normal Saturation Normal Sharpness Normal Subject Distance Range unknown GPS Latitude Reference North Latitude 28° 34.0' 37.99999" Longitude Reference West Longitude 80° 37.0' 41.99999" Altitude Reference Above Sea Level Altitude 24.585
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