STS-30

STS -30 (English Space Transportation System) is a mission name for the U.S. Space Shuttle Atlantis ( OV -104 ) from NASA. The launch took place on 4 May 1989. It was the 29th Space Shuttle mission and the 4th flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis. The main objective of the mission was to suspend the Venus probe Magellan.

Team

  • David Walker ( second space flight), Commander
  • Ronald Grabe ( second space flight), Pilot
  • Norman Thagard ( third space flight), Mission Specialist
  • Mary Cleave ( 2nd space flight), Mission Specialist
  • Mark Lee ( first space flight), Mission Specialist

Mission overview

A first launch attempt on April 28 was stopped at T -31 seconds due to issues with the liquid hydrogen circuit occurred between the external tank and shuttle. At the very start day strong wind delayed the emergency landing in Cape Canaveral countdown to an hour.

The Magellan Venus probe with an IUS upper stage was exposed scheduled shortly after the shuttle launch. In the further course of the mission had to be replaced one of the five main computer in orbit. STS -30 was the first mission in the space shuttle was used to launch an interplanetary spacecraft.

The landing took place on May 8 at Edwards AFB, California. Atlantis was transported back 7 days later by a special aircraft to Cape Canaveral, Florida.

International Designator Orbital inclination Magellan (spacecraft) STS-29 STS-28 David M. Walker (astronaut) Ronald J. Grabe Mark C. Lee Inertial Upper Stage Edwards Air Force Base List of space shuttle missions List of human spaceflights STS-1 STS-2 STS-3 STS-4 STS-5 STS-6 STS-7 STS-8 STS-9 STS-41-B STS-41-C STS-41-D STS-41-G STS-51-A STS-51-C STS-51-D STS-51-B STS-51-G STS-51-F STS-51-I STS-51-J STS-61-B STS-61-C STS-26 STS-27 STS-34 STS-33 STS-32 STS-36 STS-31 STS-41 STS-38 STS-35 STS-37 STS-39 STS-40 STS-43 STS-48 STS-44 STS-42 STS-45 STS-49 STS-50 STS-46 STS-47 STS-52 STS-53 STS-54 STS-56 STS-57 STS-51 STS-58 STS-61 STS-60 STS-62 STS-59 STS-65 STS-64 STS-68 STS-66 STS-63 STS-67 STS-71 STS-70 STS-69 STS-73 STS-74 STS-72 STS-75 STS-76 STS-77 STS-78 STS-79 STS-80 STS-81 STS-82 STS-83 STS-84 STS-94 STS-85 STS-86 STS-87 STS-89 STS-90 STS-91 STS-95 STS-88 STS-96 STS-93 STS-103 STS-101 STS-106 STS-92 STS-97 STS-98 STS-102 STS-100 STS-104 STS-105 STS-108 STS-109 STS-110 STS-111 STS-112 STS-113 STS-107 STS-114 STS-121 STS-115 STS-116 STS-117 STS-118 STS-120 STS-122 STS-123 STS-124 STS-126 STS-119 STS-125 STS-127 STS-128 STS-129 STS-130 STS-131 STS-132 STS-133 STS-134 STS-135 STS-400
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