Lockheed Space Operations CompanySpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-34
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No countdown — this launch time is not yet known to the minute.October 18, 1989Add to calendar
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Lockheed Space Operations Company's 22nd launch · 4th this year · humanity's 3,459th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Oct 18, 16:53 – Oct 18, 16:53 UTC
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STS-34 (Galileo)
STS-34 was the thirty-first shuttle mission and the fifth for Atlantis. It deployed the Jupiter-bound Galileo probe.
Planetary Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Crew
Donald E. WilliamsCommander · NASA
Shannon LucidMission Specialist · NASA
Franklin Chang DíazMission Specialist · NASA
Michael J. McCulleyPilot · NASA
Ellen S. BakerMission Specialist · NASA
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- STS-34 launch & landing (10-18-89) — 3210andLiftoff
