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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. |
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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 |
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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 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. |
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1989-03-30 |
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