The objectives of Space Shuttle Mission STS-34 are described along with major flight activities, prelaunch and launch operations, trajectory sequence of events, and landing and post-landing operations. The primary objective of STS-34 is to deploy the Galileo planetary exploration spacecraft into low earth orbit. Following deployment, Galileo will be propelled on a trajectory, known as Venus-Earth-Earth Gravity Assist (VEEGA), by an inertial upper stage (IUS). The objectives of the Galileo mission are to study the chemical composition, state, and dynamics of the Jovian atmosphere and satellites, and investigate the structure and physical dynamics of the Jovian magnetosphere. Secondary STS-34 payloads include the Shuttle Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet (SSBUV) instrument; the Mesoscale Lightning Experiment (MLE); and various other payloads involving polymer morphology, the effects of microgravity on plant growth hormone, and the growth of ice crystals.
Shuttle Atlantis to deploy Galileo probe toward Jupiter
1989-10-01
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Galileo Probe Spacecraft Mission to Jupiter
NTRS | 1989
STS-34 Galileo PCR at Pad & Galileo in Atlantis
NTRS | 1989
Parachute design for Galileo Jupiter entry probe
AIAA | 1981
|Parachute design for Galileo Jupiter entry probe
NTRS | 1981
|Online Contents | 1996