NASA Photo ID: STS034-71-000R     File Name: 10063771.gif 
 
Film Type: 70mm CN                Date Taken: 10/23/89 
 
Title: STS-34 Galileo spacecraft / IUS deployment sequence in OV-104's payload bay 
 
Description: 
 
During STS-34 mission, the Galileo spacecraft mounted atop the inertial 
upper  stage (IUS) is tilted to a 58-degree deployment position by the 
airborne  support equipment (ASE) aft frame tilt actuator (AFTA) table in 
Atlantis',  Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104's, payload bay (PLB).  Visible in the 
foreground is  the ASE forward cradle and the umbilical boom which has 
fallen away from the  IUS.  OV-104's orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pods 
and the Earth's limb  appear in the background.