Deployed on the STS-30 mission of space shuttle Atlantis in 1989, the Magellan mission to Venus was the first planetary spacecraft to be launched from the space shuttle.
Deployed on the STS-30 mission of space shuttle Atlantis in 1989, the Magellan mission to Venus was the first planetary spacecraft to be launched from the space shuttle. The Magellan orbiter made detailed maps of 98 percent of Venus’ surface using synthetic aperture radar.
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