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Space Shuttle Discovery's STS-29 mission concludes a sunrise landing at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center (now NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center) at Edwards AFB, California, early Saturday morning, March 18, 1989. Touchdown was at 6:35:49 a.m. PST and wheel stop was at 6:36:40 a.m. on runway 22. Controllers chose the concrete runway for the landing in order to make tests of braking and nosewheel steering. The STS-29 mission was very successful, completing the launch a Tracking and Data Relay communications satellite, as well as a range of scientific experiments. Discovery's five-person crew was led by Commander Michael L. Coats, and included pilot John E. Blaha and mission specialists James P. Bagian, Robert C. Springer, and James F. Buchli.

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Image Number: EC89-0064-1
Date: March 18, 1989

A 35mm camera was used to photograph sunlight over a cloud- covered Earth surface by STS-29 crewmembers onboard Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103. This photographic frame was among NASA's STS-29 photo release on Monday, March 20, 1989. Discovery was launched on March 13, 1989, with the crew of Michael L. Coats (Commander), John E. Blaha (Pilot), James P. Bagian (Mission Specialist), James F. Buchli (Mission Specialist), and Robert C. Springer (Mission Specialist).

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Credit: NASA
Image Number: 89-HC-220
Date: March 18, 1989

“This 70mm photograph, taken by Astronaut James P. Bagian 16 minutes and 7 seconds after liftoff of Discovery, shows the external fuel tank (ET) against the background of Earth. The tank is falling away from the orbiter following ET separation. The left side shows the burn scar above the solid rocket booster (SRB) forward attach point. The burn is caused by the forward SRB separation motors firing during SRB separation. Post 51-L analysis of the thermal and pressure effects of the separation motor exhaust plume indicate that the scarring is not a safety hazard. However, photographs such as this one were requested for additional missions in order to document the phenomenon and corroborate this conclusion. The photo was made at 15:13:07 GMT, March 13, 1989. It was among the visuals used by the crew at its Mar. 28, 1989 post-flight press conference.”

The above extremely well written & most informative caption is, uncharacteristically, although most appreciatively, at the following:

images.nasa.gov/details-s29-72-059

Misison Specialist James Buchli prepares for departure from Ellington Field to Kennedy Space Center for Space Shuttle Discovery's STS-29 mission. Born on June 20, 1945, Buchli was a mission specialist on STS-51C, STS-61A, STS-29, and STS-48.

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Credit: NASA
Image Number: s29-s-004
Date: March 10, 1989

"The Space Shuttle Discovery, STS-29, is launched from Complex 39B at 9:57 a.m."

On March 13, 1989.

Launch: March 13, 1989
Landing: March 18, 1989 Edwards Air Force Base, Cal.
Astronauts: Michael L. Coats, John E. Blaha, James P. Bagian, James F. Buchli and Robert C. Springer
Space Shuttle: Discovery

Several experiments were done and satellites were deployed. Astronauts also photographed Earth with a hand held IMAX camera.

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Credit: NASA
Image Number: S88-40316
Date: November 23, 1988

@ NASA (United States Air Force )
Space Shuttle "Discovery" Rockwell International - OV-103

@ History of Orbiter Vehicle Designation:
• 29.JAN.1979 : Contract award to Rockwell International's Space Transportation Systems Division in Downey CA USA
& the third of five fully operational orbiters to be built
• 27.AUG.1979 : Start fabrication - Palmdale CA
• 16.OCT.1983 : Rollout from Palmdale
• 09.NOV.1983 : Delivery to Kennedy Space Center ( KSC ) FL & "Discovery" became the third operational orbiter to enter service preceded by "Columbia" and "Challenger"
• 30.AUG.1984 : First Flight ( STS-41-D )
• 08.NOV.1984 : Mission STS-51-A ( 7 days )
• 24.JAN.1985 : Mission STS-51-C ( 3 days )
• 12.APR.1985 : Mission STS-51-D ( 6 days )
• 17.JUN.1985 : Mission STS-51-G ( 7 days ) first Saudi Arabian Man in space
• 27.AUG.1985 : Mission STS-51-I ( 7 days )
• 29.SEP.1988 : Mission STS-26 ( 4 days ) Return to flight after Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
• 13.MAR.1989 : Mission STS-29 ( 4 days )
• 22.NOV.1989 : Mission STS-33 ( 5 days )
• 24.APR.1990 : Mission STS-31 ( 5 days ) Launch of Hubble Space Telescope
• 06.OCT.1990 : Mission STS-41 ( 4 days ) Launch of Ulysses
• 12.APR.1991 : Mission STS-39 ( 8 days ) Launched DOD Air Force Program
• 12.SEP.1991 : Mission STS-48 ( 5 days )
• 22.JAN.1992 : Mission STS-42 ( 8 days )
• 02.DEC.1992 : Mission STS-53 ( 7 days )
• 08.APR.1993 : Mission STS-56 ( 9 days )
• 12.SEP.1993 : Mission STS-51 ( 9 days )
• 03.FEB.1994 : Mission STS-60 ( 8 days ) First Shuttle-Mir mission
• 09.SEP.1994 : Mission STS-64 ( 10 days )
• 03.FEB.1995 : Mission STS-63 ( 8 days ) Rendezvous with Mir space station
• 13.JUL.1995 : Mission STS-70 ( 8 days )
• 11.FEB.1997 : Mission STS-82 ( 9 days ) Servicing Hubble Space Telescope
• 07.AUG.1997 : MissionSTS-85 ( 11 days )
• 02.JUN.1998 : Mission STS-91 ( 9 days )
• 29.OCT.1998 : Mission STS-95 ( 8 days ) second flight of John Glenn and first Spaniard in space
• 27.MAY.1999 : Mission STS-96 ( 9 days ) Resupply mission for the International Space Station
• 19.DEC.1999 : Mission STS-103 ( 7 days )
• 11.OCT.2000 : Mission STS-92 ( 12 days ) 100th Shuttle mission
• 08.MAR.2001 : Mission STS-102 ( 12 days )
• 10.AUG.2001 : Mission STS-105 ( 11 days )
• 26.JUL.2005 : Mission STS-114 ( 13 days ) Return To Flight mission since Space Shuttle Columbia disaster
• 04.JUL.2006 : Mission STS-121 ( 12 days ) International Space Station ( ISS ) supplies delivery
• 09.DEC.2006 : Mission STS-116 ( 12 days ) Last flight to launch on pad 39-B
• 23.OCT.2007 : Mission STS-120 ( 15 days )
• 31.MAY.2008 : Mission STS-124 ( 13 days )
• 15.MAR.2009 : Mission STS-119 ( 12 days )
• 28.AUG.2009 : Mission STS-128 ( 13 days )
• 05.APR.2010 : Mission STS-131 ( 15 days )
• 24.FEB.2011 : Final Mission STS-133 ( 12 days ) The latest launched at 4:53 pm EST
• 09.MAR.2011 : "Discovery" was decommissioned
≠ Retired after 39 missions with Crew members : 252
≠ Time spent in space : 1 year (365 days) 22 hours 39 minutes 33 seconds
≠ Distance travelled : 148,221,675 miles or 238,539,663 km
≠ Satellites deployed : 31 ( including Hubble Space Telescope )
• 17.APR.2012 : On display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center Musuem in Chantilly VA USA

STS-29 LIFTOFF. 3/13/89

Sts-29 liftoff, 3/13/89

Bob springer is a retired Astronaut who went into space space on two missions.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_C._Springer

I met Astronaut and Marine Vietnam Veteran Colonel Springer at the Kennedy Space Center the day after I watched Shuttle Atlantis STS-129 launch. It was an honor to have and it was an exciting couple days! Some thing I can check off my Bucket List.

I met Astronaut and Marine Vietnam Veteran Colonel Springer at the Kennedy Space Center the day after I watched Shuttle Atlantis STS-129 launch. It was an honor to have and it was an exciting couple days! Some thing I can check off my Bucket List.

Space Shuttle "Discovery" STS-29 launches at Cape Canaveral, Florida. 13 March 1989

<Editor's Note: This is a VERY cool piece of historical footage from 1989.

External tank ET-36 – the structural backbone of the space shuttle and gas tank for the STS-29 mission -- is seen in the video reentering the Earth’s atmosphere high over the Indian Ocean. Intense heating causes the eventual break up and explosion, creating a giant fireball and streamers of small flaming debris. The video was captured by U.S. Navy special aircraft. STS-29 was a space shuttle Discovery mission to insert a Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) into Earth's orbit. It was launched from Kennedy Space Center, Fla., March 13, 1989.

Video credit: U.S. Navy

More about space shuttle propulsion at the Marshall Space Flight Center:
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