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Space shuttle to deploy magellan planetary science mission
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Copyright Year | 1989 |
| Description | The objectives of Space Shuttle Mission STS-30 are described along with major flight activities, prelaunch and launch operations, trajectory sequence of events, and landing and post-landing operations. The primary objective of STS-30 is to successfully deploy the Magellan spacecraft into low earth orbit. Following deployment, Magellan will be propelled to its Venus trajectory by an Inertial Upper Stage booster. The objectives of the Magellan mission are to obtain radar images of more than 70 percent of Venus' surface, a near-global topographic map, and near-global gravity field data. Secondary STS-30 payloads include the Fluids Experiment Apparatus (FEA) and the Mesoscale Lightning Experiment (MLE). |
| File Size | 2075175 |
| Page Count | 36 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19890014963 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t1xd5sq4b |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1989-04-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Astronautics (general) Crystal Growth Spaceborne Experiments Space Shuttle Missions Space Shuttle Payloads Spaceborne Photography Magellan Project Nasa Spacecrews Low Earth Orbits Magellan Spacecraft Nasa Lightning Space Commercialization Inertial Upper Stage Space Processing Atlantis Orbiter Mesoscale Phenomena Launch Dates Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
