| NASA Center: |
Kennedy Space Center |
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| Image # : |
89PC-0561 |
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| Date : |
5/8/1989
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Title
STS-30 Landing
Full Description
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.
Keywords
Atlantis STS-30 Landing EOM Edwards Magellan Space Shuttle
Subject Category
Space Shuttle,
Reference Numbers
- Center:
KSC
- Center Number:
89PC-0561
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-000667
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NA
- Original Source: DIGITAL
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