(10/18/1989) -- As viewed from Firing Room One in the Launch Control Center, the STS-34 Space Shuttle Atalntis lifts off from Pad 39-B at 12:53 p.m. EDT, marking the beginning of a five-day mission in space. Atlantis is carrying a crew of five and the spacecraft Galileo, which will be deployed on a six-year rip to Jupiter.