STS-30
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Mission: | STS-30 | ||
COSPAR-ID : | 1989-033A | ||
Crew: | 5 | ||
Begin: | May 4, 1989, 18:46:59 UTC | ||
Starting place: | Kennedy Space Center , LC-39B | ||
Landing: | May 8, 1989, 19:43:27 UTC | ||
Landing place: | Edwards Air Force Base , Runway 22 | ||
Flight duration: | 4d 0h 56m 28s | ||
Earth orbits: | 65 | ||
Track height: | 341 km | ||
Orbit inclination : | 28.8 ° | ||
Covered track: | 2.7 million km | ||
Payload: | Magellan | ||
Team photo | |||
v. l. No. Ronald Grabe, David Walker, Norman Thagard, Mary Cleave, Mark Lee |
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STS-30 ( english S pace T ransportation S ystem ) is a mission designation for the US Space Shuttle Atlantis (OV-104) of NASA . The launch took place on May 4, 1989. It was the 29th space shuttle mission and the 4th flight of the space shuttle Atlantis. The main objective of the mission was to launch the Venus probe Magellan .
team
- David Walker (2nd space flight), commander
- Ronald Grabe (2nd space flight), pilot
- Norman Thagard (3rd space flight), mission specialist
- Mary Cleave (2nd spaceflight), mission specialist
- Mark Lee (1st Space Flight), Mission Specialist
Mission overview
A first attempt at launch on April 28th was stopped at T-31 seconds because problems arose with the liquid hydrogen circuit between the external tank and the shuttle. On the actual launch day, strong winds at the emergency landing site in Cape Canaveral delayed the countdown by almost an hour.
The Venus probe Magellan with an IUS upper stage was suspended as planned shortly after the start of the shuttle. In the further course of the mission, one of the five main computers in orbit had to be replaced. STS-30 was the first mission in which the space shuttle was used to launch an interplanetary spacecraft.
The landing took place on May 8th in Edwards AFB , California . Atlantis was transported back to Cape Canaveral , Florida 7 days later by a special aircraft.
See also
Web links
- NASA Mission overview (English)
- Video summary with comments of the crew (English)
- STS-30 in the Encyclopedia Astronautica (English)