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STS-32 Orbiter Columbia liftoff. Jan 1990

author: Nasa/Novapix

reference: e-sts03-22001

Image Size 300 DPI: 24 * 25 cm

Five astronauts launched aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia on January 9, 1990 at 7:35:00am (EST) for the STS-32 mission. The crew included David C. Brandenstein, commander; James D. Weatherbee, pilot; and mission specialists Marsha S. Ivins, G. David Low, and Bonnie J. Dunbar. Primary objectives of the mission were the deployment of the SYNCOM IV-F5 defense communications satellite and the retrieval of NASA's Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF). 

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1990 - CAPE CANAVERAL - COLUMBIA - FLORIDA - KENNEDY SPACE CENTER - LAUNCH - LAUNCHER - MANNED SPACEFLIGHT - SMOKE - SPACE CENTER - SPACE SHUTTLE - SPACESHIP - STS-32 -