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Atlantis mission ends in good shape after Magellan deployment
Atlantis landed at Edwards Air Force Base four days after lift off, completing its fourth 1989 mission with no major damage. The crew mentioned extending shuttle reach beyond Earth orbit as Magellan heads toward Venus. NASA officials praised the flight and outlined plans for Galileo’s Jupiter mission in October.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
UPI
Atlantis
Jupiter
David Walker
Ronald Grabe
Mojave
Magellan
U.S
NASA
Richard Truly
Venus
Frank Culbertson
Mission Control
Houston
Walker
Earth
Commodore Magellan
Grabe
Mary Cleave
Mark Lee
Norman Thagard
Thagard
Kennedy Space Center
Florida
Magellan Project
John Gerpheide
Gerpheide
United States