STS-30 / Unidentified photographer

Magellan spacecraft travelling to Venus

May 4, 1989

Vintage photograph with red NASA MSC number “S30-71-052” with “This Paper Manufactured By Kodak” watermarks on the verso and NASA MSC caption.
20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in)

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In the early evening hours of Atlantis’ first day in space for the four day STS-30 mission, the Magellan spacecraft beings its long journey to the planet Venus for an extensive radar mapping mission. The scene was photographed through Atlantis’ aft flight deck windows with a handheld 70mm camera.

From NASA caption.