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NASA Center: Kennedy Space Center
Image # : 89PC-0732
Date : 8/3/1989

Title

Galileo Preparations

Full Description

In the Vertical Processing Facility (VPF), the spacecraft Galileo is prepared for mating with the Inertial Upper Stage booster. Galileo will be launched aboard the Orbiter Atlantis on Space Shuttle mission STS-34, October 12, 1989 and sent to the planet Jupiter, a journey which will take more than six years to complete.

Keywords

Galileo STS-34 Atlantis Vertical Processing Facility VPF

Subject Category

Planet-Jupiter, Voyager-Galileo,

Reference Numbers

  • Center: KSC
  • Center Number: 89PC-0732
  • GRIN DataBase Number: GPN-2000-000672

Source Information

  • Creator/Photographer: NASA
  • Original Source: DIGITAL

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