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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 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 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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| Title |
STS-30 crew poses with NASA administrators in front of OV-104 on EAFB runway |
| Description |
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 crew egresses OV-104
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STS-30 crew egresses OV-104 via stairway at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB) |
| Description |
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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| Title |
STS-30 crew poses with NASA administrators in front of OV-104 on EAFB runway |
| Description |
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 crew egresses OV-104
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| Title |
STS-30 crew egresses OV-104 via stairway at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB) |
| Description |
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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