NASA Photo ID: S89-30720           File Name: 10063277.jpg
  Film Type: 120mm                   Date Taken: 04/11/89
  Title: STS-30 Atlantis', OV-104's, payload bay (PLB) with Magellan spacecraft & IUS
  Description:
  At the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), the Magellan spacecraft and its inertial 
  upper stage (IUS) have been loaded into Atlantis', Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 
  104's, payload bay (PLB) in preparation for NASA mission STS-30.  IUS is 
  mounted in PLB on airborne support equipment (ASE) aft frame tilt actuator 
  (AFTA) table and forward cradle.  Magellan's solar panels are in stowed 
  position.  Low-gain and high-gain antennas, altimeter antenna, forward 
  equipment module, equipment bus with thermal control louvers, and control 
  rocket engine module are visible on the Magellan spacecraft.                
  
  Subject terms:
  ATLANTIS (ORBITER)                      
  INERTIAL UPPER STAGE                    
  MAGELLAN SPACECRAFT (NASA)              
  PAYLOAD BAY                             
  PREFLIGHT OPERATIONS                    
  STS-30
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