Archivo: STS034-71-000AK - STS-34 Galileo spacecraft IUS deployment sequence in OV-104's payload bay - 1989

Descripción: Backdropped against the blackness of space, the Galileo spacecraft and its inertial upper stage (IUS) have just detached from a cradle-like device aboard the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Atlantis to begin a six-year journey to Jupiter. The five-member STS-34 crew deployed the satellite within six hours of achieving Earth orbit on Oct. 18, 1989. The scene was exposed with a 70mm handheld Hasselblad camera. Earth's horizon and a thin line representing its airglow and atmosphere are visible on the left side of the frame.
Título: STS034-71-000AK - STS-34 Galileo spacecraft IUS deployment sequence in OV-104's payload bay - 1989
Créditos: https://danielmarin.naukas.com/files/2015/09/28_Galileo_deployment.jpg
Autor(a): NASA/STS-34
Términos de Uso: Dominio Público
Licencia: Dominio Público
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