Magellan (spacecraft)
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The Magellan spacecraft was a 1,035-kilogram robotic space probe launched by NASA on May 4, 1989. Its mission objectives were to map the surface of Venus by using synthetic-aperture radar and to measu
Magellan with its Star 48B solid rocket motor undergoing final checks at the Kennedy Space Center
Magellan being fixed into position inside the payload bay of Atlantis prior to launch
Launch of STS-30 on May 4, 1989
The spacecraft in a deployment position in Atlantis' payload bay
STS-30
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STS-30 was the 29th NASA Space Shuttle mission and the fourth mission for Space Shuttle Atlantis. It was the fourth shuttle launch since the Challenger disaster and the first shuttle mission since the
Magellan (spacecraft)
…Aeronautics and Space Administration from KSC Launch Complex 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis during mission STS-30. Once in orbit, the Magellan and its attached Inertial Upper Stage booster were deployed from Atlantis and launched on May 5, 1989 01:06:00 UTC, sending…
From left: Grabe, Walker, Thagard, Cleave and LeeSpace Shuttle program← STS-29 (28)STS-28 (30) →
Atlantis deploys its landing gear before landing at the end of STS-30.