STS-30 Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
4 May 1989, 6:46pm
UTC
Location
Pad
Launch Complex 39B
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Spacecraft Stage
Space Shuttle
Crew
David M. Walker
Ronald J. Grabe
Mary L. Cleave
Mark C. Lee
Norman E. Thagard
Mission
STS-30
Mission Type
Planetary Science
Destination
Venus Orbit
STS-30 was the twenty-ninth space shuttle mission and the fourth of Atlantis. It was the first mission since the challenger disaster to have a female astronaut on board. It deployed the Venus-bound Magellan probe into orbit.
Available Replays
Live
STS-30 Launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis
Updated: Apr 16, 10:45am UTC
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