#sts-30

[nocternalrandomness]

May 8, 1989 - Atlantis on final approach into Edwards AFB, Ca after a four day mission (STS-30)

[lonestarflight]

Missions of Atlantis (OV-104)

"CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This orbiter tribute of space shuttle Atlantis, or OV-104, hangs in Firing Room 4 of the Launch Control Center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In the lower-left corner, it features Atlantis soaring above Earth and threaded through the design are the mission patches for each of Atlantis’ flights. Atlantis' accomplishments include seven missions to the Russian space station Mir and several assembly, construction and resupply missions to the International Space Station. Atlantis also flew the last Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission on STS-125. In the tribute, the planet Venus represents the Magellan probe being deployed during STS-30, and Jupiter represents the Galileo probe being deployed during STS-34. The inset photos illustrate various aspects of shuttle processing as well as significant achievements, such as the glass cockpit and the first shuttle docking with Mir during STS-71. The inset photo in the upper-left corner shows a rainbow over Atlantis on Launch Pad 39A and shuttle Endeavour on Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy. Endeavour was the assigned vehicle had Atlantis’ STS-125 mission needed rescue, and this was the last time both launch pads were occupied at the same time. The stars in the background represent the many people who have worked with Atlantis and their contributions to the vehicle’s success."

Date: July 29, 2010

NASA ID: KSC-2010-4450

[gregorygalloway]

Mark Charles Lee (born 14 August 1952) 

[gregorygalloway]

Mark Charles Lee (born 14 August 1952) 

[space-transportation-system]

Lit up like a christmas tree for STS-30

[nuevecirculos]

STS-30 Landing por NASA on The Commons Por Flickr: The Space Shuttle Atlantis returns to Earth after mission STS-30 landing at Edwards Air Force Base, CA, at 3:43:38 EDT on May 8, 1989. The orbiter Atlantis was launched from 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. Image Number: 89PC-0561 Date: May 8, 1989

[rjbailey]

STS-30 Landing by NASA on The Commons Via Flickr: The Space Shuttle Atlantis returns to Earth after mission STS-30 landing at Edwards Air Force Base, CA, at 3:43:38 EDT on May 8, 1989. The orbiter Atlantis was launched from 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. Image # : 89PC-0561 Date: May 8, 1989

[explorationimages]

STS-30 Magellan IUS/EVA Training in WETF. Shuttle mission STS-30 launched the Magellan probe to Venus in 1989. In this clip, astronauts practice an EVA, I suppose in case they needed to fix something on the probe before launching it. (They didn't end up needing to do this, in the end.)