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Atlantis seen in the Vehicle Assembly Building being maneuvered to be mated with it's external fuel tank
"The STS-34 Space Shuttle Atlantis lifts off from Launch Pad 39-B at 12:53 p.m. EDT, marking the beginning of a five-day mission in space. Atlantis carries a crew of five and the spacecraft Galileo, to be deployed on a six-year trip to Jupiter.
The scene was recorded with a 70mm camera by astronaut Daniel Brandenstein."
Date: October 18, 1989
NASA ID: S34-S-026, KSC-89PC-1146
Hi there, I do junk removal and hauling and I’ve got some NASA related photos from a storage unit! Got interest in some pictures of challenger being transported and some crew photos?
Wow, those are awesome! Very nice find and of course I do!
I always love the overland transport of the Shuttles. I can't say I remember seeing these before.
BTW the bottom middle photo of the set of 12 is of Enterprise. The rest are of Atlantis (OV-104), since she is the only one of her sisters to be transported from the factory without a tail cone. That's if they are of a shuttle being transported from Palmdale to Edwards for its delivery to NASA.
The two crew photos are of STS-41-G and STS-51-L.
NASA ID: STS041G-02-032
STS-41-G is the first space flight with women astronauts with Sally K. Ride, and Kathryn D. Sullivan.
Very nice photos! Thanks for sharing and the ask!
View of STS-46 Atlantis landing at Kennedy Space Center. In the foreground is Space Shuttle Discovery toward the end of her OMDP-1, with her Orbital Maneuvering System removed.
Thanks to @commodorez for sending this photo to me. This photo was likely taken by a NASA employee.
Date: August 8, 1992
"The Space Shuttle Atlantis, mounted on top of NASA's 747 Shuttle Aircraft Carrier, takes off from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. early Sunday morning. The shuttle ferry flight ends STS-117 Atlantis' nine-day visit to Edwards after landing on June 22."
Photo by Carla Thomas on July 1, 2007.
VIRIN: 070701-O-9999X-001
NASA ID: ED07-0137-30, ED07-0137-31, ED07-0137-32
Launch of STS-34
"The STS-34 crew of five launched aboard the Space Shuttle Orbiter Atlantis on October 18, 1989 at 12:53:40pm (EDT). Crew members included commander Donald E. Williams, pilot Michael J. McCulley; and mission Specialists Shannon W. Lucid, Franklin R. Chang-Diaz, and Ellen S. Baker. The primary payload was the Galileo Jupiter Spacecraft and attached Inertial Upper Stage (IUS). Deployed 6 hours and 30 minutes into the flight, the IUS stages fired boosting Galileo on trajectory for a 6 year trip to Jupiter."
"The triangular shape of the STS-34 crew patch represents forward motion and the entering into new frontiers of science, engineering and technology. The Galileo spacecraft overlaying the orbiter symbolizes the joining together of both manned and unmanned space programs in order to maximize the capabilities of each. The crew members, who designed the patch, use a sunrise stretching across Earth's horizon to depict expansion of our knowledge of the solar system and other worlds, leading to a better understanding of our own planet. In the distance, Jupiter, a unique world with many unknowns, awaits the arrival of Galileo to help unlock its secrets. Meanwhile, the space shuttle remains in Earth orbit, continuing to explore the near-Earth environment."
Date: October 18, 1989
NASA ID: link, S89-13765, STS034-S-023, 89PC-1044, STS034-S-025, S89-13767, PIA00726,S89-20077
STS-38 Atlantis sitting on LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
Date: August 1990
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