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STS-30 Landing
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STS-30 Landing |
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The Space Shuttle Atlantis returns to Earth after mission STS-30 landing at Edwards Air Force Base, CA. At 3:43:38 EDT. The orbiter Atlantis was launched form Kennedy Space Center May 4, 1989 at 2:46:59 p.m. EDT carrying into low Earth orbit the spacecraft Magellan. It was Atlantis' fourth shuttle mission. Approximately six hours after launch, Magellan was deployed from the Atlantis payload bay beginning its 15 month long journey to the planet Venus. Crew members of STS-30 were: Commander David M. Walker, Pilot Ronald J. Grabe, and Mission Specialists Mark C. Lee, Norman E. Thagard, and Mary L. Cleave. |
| Date |
5/8/1989 |
| NASA Center |
Kennedy Space Center |
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STS-30 Launch
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STS-30 Launch |
| Date of Image |
1989-05-05 |
| Full Description |
The STS-30 mission launched aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis on May 4, 1989 at 2:46:59pm (EDT) carrying a crew of five. Aboard were Ronald J. Grabe, pilot, David M. Walker, commander, and mission specialists Norman E. Thagard, Mary L. Cleave, and Mark C. Lee. The primary payload for the mission was the Magellan/Venus Radar mapper spacecraft and attached Inertial Upper Stage (IUS). |
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STS-30 Crew Portrait
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STS-30 Crew Portrait |
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1988-04-26 |
| Full Description |
Five astronauts composed the STS-30 crew. Pictured (left to right) are Ronald J. Grabe, pilot, David M. Walker, commander, and mission specialists Norman E. Thagard, Mary L. Cleave, and Mark C. Lee. The STS-30 mission launched aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis on May 4, 1989 at 2:46:59pm (EDT). The primary payload was the Magellan/Venus Radar mapper spacecraft and attached Inertial Upper Stage (IUS). |
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STS-30 Launch
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STS-30 Launch |
| Date of Image |
1989-05-05 |
| Full Description |
The STS-30 mission launched aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis on May 4, 1989 at 2:46:59pm (EDT) carrying a crew of five. Aboard were Ronald J. Grabe, pilot, David M. Walker, commander, and mission specialists Norman E. Thagard, Mary L. Cleave, and Mark C. Lee. The primary payload for the mission was the Magellan/Venus Radar mapper spacecraft and attached Inertial Upper Stage (IUS). |
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STS-30 Launch
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STS-30 Launch |
| Date of Image |
1989-05-05 |
| Full Description |
The STS-30 mission launched aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis on May 4, 1989 at 2:46:59pm (EDT) carrying a crew of five. Aboard were Ronald J. Grabe, pilot, David M. Walker, commander, and mission specialists Norman E. Thagard, Mary L. Cleave, and Mark C. Lee. The primary payload for the mission was the Magellan/Venus Radar mapper spacecraft and attached Inertial Upper Stage (IUS). |
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STS-30 crew poses with NASA
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STS-30 crew poses with NASA administrators in front of OV-104 on EAFB runway |
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STS-30 crewmembers pose with NASA administrators in front of Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, on concrete runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), California. From left to right are Acting NASA Administrator Richard H. Truly, Commander David M. Walker, Mission Specialist (MS) Mark C. Lee, MS Mary L. Cleave, Pilot Ronald J. Grabe, MS Norman E. Thagard, and NASA Deputy Administrator Dale D. Myers. Crewmembers have just egressed OV-104 via a mobile stairway after the successful landing at 12:44:33 pm (Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)). |
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05.08.1989 |
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STS-30 crewmembers train on
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STS-30 crewmembers train on JSC shuttle mission simulator (SMS) flight deck |
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Wearing headsets, Mission Specialist (MS) Mark C. Lee (left), MS Mary L. Cleave (center), and MS Norman E. Thagard pose on aft flight deck in JSC's fixed base (FB) shuttle mission simulator (SMS). In background, Commander David M. Walker and Pilot Ronald J. Grabe check data on forward flight deck CRT monitors. FB-SMS is located in JSC's Mission Simulation and Training Facility Bldg 5. Crewmembers are scheduled to fly aboard Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, in April 1989 for NASA mission STS-30. |
| Date Taken |
1988-11-22 |
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STS-30 crewmembers pose for
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STS-30 crewmembers pose for informal portrait on JSC FB-SMS middeck |
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STS-30 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, crewmembers pause briefly from their training schedule to pose for informal portrait in JSC fixed base (FB) shuttle mission simulator (SMS). On FB-SMS middeck are (left to right) Commander David M. Walker, Mission Specialist (MS) Mark C. Lee, MS Mary L. Cleave, Pilot Ronald J. Grabe, and MS Norman E. Thagard. FB-SMS is located in JSC's Mission Simulation and Training Facility Bldg 5. |
| Date Taken |
1988-11-22 |
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STS-30 crewmembers participate in fire fighting training at JSC |
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STS-30 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, crewmembers participate in fire fighting training at JSC's fire training pit across from the Gilruth Center Bldg 207. Crewmembers listen to hose and nozzle instructions given by fire / security staff member Robert Fife. Left to right Commander David M. Walker (holding hose nozzle), Mission Specialist (MS) Mark C. Lee, MS Mary L. Cleave, Pilot Ronald J. Grabe, and MS Norman E. Thagard. |
| Date Taken |
1989-02-23 |
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STS-30 crewmembers pose for
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STS-30 crewmembers pose for group portrait at JSC preflight press conference |
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At the conclusion of the STS-30 preflight press conference, the five astronauts assigned to NASA's mission devoted to the deployment of the Magellan probe pose for a group portrait. Around a model of the Magellan spacecraft are (left to right) Mission Specialist (MS) Mary L. Cleave, MS Mark C. Lee, MS Norman E. Thagard, Pilot Ronald J. Grabe, and Commander David M. Walker. The event was held in the JSC Auditorium and Public Affairs Facility Bldg 2 briefing room. STS-30 mission will fly onboard Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, and is scheduled for an April 28 liftoff. |
| Date Taken |
1989-03-30 |
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STS-30 Atlantis, OV-104, Off
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STS-30 Atlantis, OV-104, Official crew portrait |
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STS-30 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, Official crew portrait includes Commander David M. Walker, Pilot Ronald J. Grabe, Mission Specialist (MS) Norman E. Thagard, MS Mary L. Cleave, and MS Mark C. Lee wearing blue flight suits. Seated (left to right) are Grabe, Thagard, and Lee with Walker (left) and Cleave standing. Thagard holds space shuttle orbiter model and crew patch or emblem is displayed in the background. |
| Date Taken |
1989-03-08 |
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STS-30 clean-suited crewmemb
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STS-30 clean-suited crewmembers examine locker contents during bench review |
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During a bench review, STS-30 crewmembers, wearing clean suits, examine configuration of middeck lockers packed with stowage bags and hygiene supplies. The bay will be used to contain objects not in use while in orbit. From left to right are Mission Specialist (MS) Mark C. Lee, MS Norman E. Thagard, Commander David M. Walker, MS Mary L. Cleave, and Pilot Ronald J. Grabe. Technicians and personnel filming bench review look on. Photo taken by JSC photographer Jack Jacob. |
| Date Taken |
1989-04-03 |
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STS-30 clean-suited crewmemb
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STS-30 clean-suited crewmembers examine locker contents during bench review |
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During a bench review, STS-30 crewmembers, wearing clean suits, examine configuration of middeck lockers packed with stowage bags and hygiene supplies. The bay will be used to contain objects not in use while in orbit. From left to right are Mission Specialist (MS) Mark C. Lee, MS Norman E. Thagard, Commander David M. Walker, MS Mary L. Cleave, and Pilot Ronald J. Grabe. Technicians and personnel filming bench review look on. Photo taken by JSC photographer Jack Jacob. |
| Date Taken |
1989-04-03 |
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STS-30 crew egresses OV-104
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STS-30 crew egresses OV-104 via stairway at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB) |
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STS-30 crewmembers egress Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, via mobile stairway at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), California. Crewmembers who spent just over four full days in space exit OV-104 for a welcome meeting with terra firma. From bottom of the stairs to the top are Commander David M. Walker, Pilot Ronald J. Grabe, Mission Specialist (MS) Norman E. Thagard, MS Mary L. Cleave, and MS Mark C. Lee. NASA Deputy Administrator Dale D. Myers awaits at lower right to greet the crewmembers. Minutes earlier, OV-104 came to a stop at 12:44:33 pm (Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)) on EAFB concrete runway 22. |
| Date Taken |
1989-05-08 |
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STS-30 crew poses with NASA
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STS-30 crew poses with NASA administrators in front of OV-104 on EAFB runway |
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STS-30 crewmembers pose with NASA administrators in front of Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, on concrete runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), California. From left to right are Acting NASA Administrator Richard H. Truly, Commander David M. Walker, Mission Specialist (MS) Mark C. Lee, MS Mary L. Cleave, Pilot Ronald J. Grabe, MS Norman E. Thagard, and NASA Deputy Administrator Dale D. Myers. Crewmembers have just egressed OV-104 via a mobile stairway after the successful landing at 12:44:33 pm (Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)). |
| Date Taken |
1989-05-08 |
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STS-30 Atlantis, OV-104, cre
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STS-30 Atlantis, OV-104, crew eats preflight breakfast at KSC O and C Bldg |
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STS-30 crewmembers eat preflight breakfast at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Operations and Checkout (O and C) Building before boarding Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104. Sitting around table (left to right) are Mission Specialist (MS) Norman E. Thagard, Pilot Ronald J. Grabe, Commander David M. Walker, MS Mary L. Cleave, and MS Mark C. Lee. A cake decorated with the STS-30 mission insignia is in the center of the table. |
| Date Taken |
1989-05-04 |
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STS-30 crew egressing OV-104
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STS-30 crew egressing OV-104 is greeted by NASA administrators at EAFB |
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STS-30 Commander David M. Walker is greeted by Acting NASA Administrator Richard H. Truly (far right) while Pilot Ronald J. Grabe shakes hands with NASA Deputy Administrator Dale D. Myers. Mission Specialist (MS) Norman E. Thagard has just stepped off mobile stairway and is followed by MS Mary L. Cleave and MS Mark C. Lee. Minutes earlier, OV-104 came to a stop at 12:44:33 pm (Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)) on EAFB concrete runway 22. Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, appears in the background with ground crews servicing T-O umbilical panel just below orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pod. |
| Date Taken |
1989-05-08 |
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STS-30 crew egresses OV-104
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STS-30 crew egresses OV-104 via stairway at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB) |
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STS-30 crewmembers egress Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, via mobile stairway at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), California. Crewmembers who spent just over four full days in space are greeted by NASA Deputy Administrator Dale D. Myers and Acting NASA Administrator Richard H. Truly (waving). From bottom of the stairs to the top are Commander David M. Walker, Pilot Ronald J. Grabe, Mission Specialist (MS) Norman E. Thagard, MS Mary L. Cleave, and MS Mark C. Lee. Minutes earlier, OV-104 came to a stop at 12:44:33 pm (Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)) on EAFB concrete runway 22. |
| Date Taken |
1989-05-08 |
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STS-30 crew poses with NASA
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STS-30 crew poses with NASA administrators in front of OV-104 on EAFB runway |
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STS-30 crewmembers pose with NASA administrators in front of Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, on concrete runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), California. From left to right are Acting NASA Administrator Richard H. Truly, Commander David M. Walker, Mission Specialist (MS) Mark C. Lee, MS Mary L. Cleave, Pilot Ronald J. Grabe, MS Norman E. Thagard, and NASA Deputy Administrator Dale D. Myers. OV-104 is undergoing postlanding servicing following its successful landing at 12:44:33 pm (Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)). |
| Date Taken |
1989-05-08 |
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STS-30 crewmembers leave KSC
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STS-30 crewmembers leave KSC O and C Bldg during launch preparations |
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STS-30 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, crewmembers suited in launch and entry suits (LESs) leave the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Operations and Checkout (O and C) Building en route to a transfer van that will take them to KSC Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39B. From front to back are Commander David M. Walker, Pilot Ronald J. Grabe, Mission Specialist (MS) Norman E. Thagard (waving), MS Mark C. Lee, and MS Mary L. Cleave. In the background (left) is JSC Flight Crew Operations Director Donald R. Puddy. |
| Date Taken |
1989-05-08 |
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STS-30 crew egresses OV-104
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STS-30 crew egresses OV-104 via stairway at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB) |
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STS-30 crewmembers egress Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, via mobile stairway at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), California, ending their four-day mission. From bottom of the stairs to the top are Commander David M. Walker, Pilot Ronald J. Grabe, Mission Specialist (MS) Norman E. Thagard, MS Mary L. Cleave, and MS Mark C. Lee. OV-104 landed at 12:44:33 pm (Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)) on EAFB concrete runway 22. |
| Date Taken |
1989-05-08 |
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STS-30 crewmembers pose for
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STS-30 crewmembers pose for onboard portrait on OV-104's aft flight deck |
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During STS-30 aboard Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, crewmembers pose for portrait. In front of aft flight deck onorbit station are (right to left) Mission Specialist (MS) Norman E. Thagard, Pilot Ronald J. Grabe, MS Mary L. Cleave, Commander David M. Walker, and MS Mark C. Lee. Crewmembers are wearing red, white, and blue mission polo shirts and light blue flight coveralls. Overhead windows W7 and W8 and aft flight deck viewing windows W9 and W10 are visible in view. |
| Date Taken |
1989-05-08 |
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STS-30 crewmembers pose for
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STS-30 crewmembers pose for onboard portrait on OV-104's middeck |
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During STS-30 aboard Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, crewmembers pose for portrait. In front of middeck starboard wall-mounted sleep restraints, are (clockwise from top right) Commander David M. Walker, Mission Specialist (MS) Mary L. Cleave, MS Mark C. Lee, MS Norman E. Thagard, and Pilot Ronald J. Grabe. Crewmembers are wearing red, white, and blue mission polo shirts and light blue flight coveralls. |
| Date Taken |
1989-05-08 |
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