European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 8, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 the stars and stripes thursday december b,1988 Atlantis lands to end secret Mission Edwards Ansi Calif. Not after completing a Stuwa. Four Day mis Sion the space shuttle Athalis landed safely Here tuesday afternoon. " military officials would still not Dis a cuss inc purpose of the Mission which was widely reported to be deployment of a satellite to spy on the soviet Union. The shuttle dropped quickly from the North tuesday afternoon produced to sonic booms made a 315-Dcgree turn and landed at 3 36 . The sky was Clear and winds were Light. A. The ionic Boom was not As loud As usual said Barbara Selby a spokeswoman for the National aeronautics and space. Administration. The shuttle came from a different Angle 32 arrested As smuggling ring broken Elpaso Texas principals de la Vina said. The peruvians arrested tuesday included m women the two suspected traffickers and 16 other men. They had been transported from Lima through Panama Mexico City and Juarez my i co to Elpaso he said. The next Destina Tion was los Angeles with sonic of them to go on to other cities he said. Do la Vina said they had paid be tween s2,000-53,000 each for inc trip. The ringleaders identified As Juan car los Paravi Smo and Luis Carra Iza both of Lima will be charged with transporting illegal aliens do la Vina said. The other 30 peruvians will be deported he said. Space experts theorized that the unusual Landing pattern was required be cause the shuttle had had an atypical orbit to deploy the Sale Lilc. Jtj. Landing the astronauts were Able to test the shuttle s newly designed brakes and nose wheel file trial Oystern. A " a left inner lire on theorem Landing gear had lost pressure after the a Tutti lined off Friday bul thai did not inter Fere Wilhen today s Landing. Front liftoff to Landing officials said the Atlantis night lasted four Days 9 hours 6 minutes and 19 seconds. It was one of the few official statements to emerge from inc Mission. In another departure from practice the final flight path of the Atlantis was not made Public until people on a the ground could Sec the Craft Loop in on its approach. A handful of spectators including ,12 up Wicks space Industry pm pm peer and friends and family of the astronauts stood near run Way 17. Astronauts favor the runway which extends 7 to Miles Down a dry Lake bed because it is three times As wide As the offi enal the base. Tucs nyy Randjoe was in Stark con Trast to that of the shirt Flat discovery on oct. 4, when an cs1imated400floo-peo ple whooping with Joy lined the Edwards runway. The discovery was the first shuttle to Fly after the challenger explosion that kilted seven astronauts in january 1986. The Atlantis blasted off Friday morn ing from the Kennedy space Center at Cape canaveral Fla. Its five astronauts were Comdr. Robert l. Gibson of the Navy the flight commander Comdr. William m. Shepherd of the Navy and col. Jerry l. Ross. Col. Richard m. Mul Lanc and la. Col Guy s. Gardner of the air Force. It was the 27th flight of a space shuttle and the third devoted exclusively to Mili tary operations. The air Force cloaked the Mission and its payload in secrecy but widely Public does a sports in newspapers and magazines described the latter As a satellite equipped with imaging radar which enables it to transmit detailed pictures regardless of weather conditions. Sag lifts grounding of b-52s imposed after Michigan crash Marquette Mich. A the strategic air come has lifted an order that temporarily grounded its Fleet of b 52 bombers after one of the aging planes crashed and burned during a practice Landing at . Sawyer fab 25 Miles South of Here. The grounding had been ordered As a precaution after the tuesday crash in which eight crewmen were injured. A Sac spokesman it. Col. George Peck said the grounding was lifted tues Day evening but All of the service s approximately 260 b-i2s will have i hair fuel systems inspected before being cleared to Fly sonic As Early As wednes Day. -. -. In tuesday s Accident the b-j2 broke into three pans during practice touch and go landings followed a seven hour training flight officials said. The Pilot was identified As capt. Mark Hartney 29, and inc co Pilot was 1st it. Michael s. Debruzzi 26, but it was not known which one was at inc controls at the time of inc crash. Other Crew members were identified As capt. Anthony d. Phillips 28, a radar officer 1st it. James a Herrmann. 30, a navigator 1st it. Daniel Mccarrick 25, an electronic warfare officer. Airman 1st. Class Joseph a. Valle a gunner and 1st it. Gregory c Smith an upgrade Piziol. No weapons were aboard inc plane which is equipped to Cany nuclear bombs. Maj. William a Kroger 52, an instructor Pilot from Fountain Hills ariz., was in serious condition at Marque tic general Hospital with Chest injuries a Hospital spokeswoman said. Four other crewmen were in satisfactory or stable condition at the Hospital she said. Three crewmen including Hartney and Debrizzi were moved to inc Wright Patterson fab Hospital in Day Ion Ohio. All aircraft exercises at the base were cancelled and runways were closed. Base officials said they would remain close for at least a week. Peck said weather did not appear to have been a Factor in the crash. The National weather service said a nearby municipal Airport reported conditions at 1 . As Clear with a tempera lure of 39 degrees i Peck said it was Normal for b-52 Crews to be on training flights at thai hour Crews have to be trained to Fly at any Lime of inc Day or Nihl in any weather he said. The eight engine b-52, which was deployed in the Early 1950s, is the Mili tary s biggest bomber with a wingspan or 185 feet and a maximum Takeoff weight of 488,000 pounds. The Las b-52 was commissioned in 1962, the original Cost of inc aircraft was $9,955,000, said Cape Harry Edwards at Sac Headquarters. Sin crewmen died and 10 were injured on oct. Ii when an air Force Tanker Croutc from . Sawyer crashed Al Wurtsmith fab near Oscoda m Ich. The air Force s investigation of thai crash is incomplete Gorbachev Ting More men on Reserve and fewer inactive a change could Case the Burden defense spending is Puli Reg on the hard pressed soviet a conomy. The effect on soviet Lender Gorbachev Shields his eyes front the Sun on arrival in new York. From Page 1. Some of the biggest headaches were caused by he logistics of moving the Val pc general Secretary s 45-car motorcade or he , through m Midtown Manhattan. " T ? economic Ria the North Atlantic treaty argania lion and the Warsaw pact arc expected to open talks on reducing troops tanks and other non nuclear forces Early nest year. A dutch radio station radio nether lands world service reported that Gorbachev will offer to Cut soviet troop Levels by 30 percent or 140,000 soldiers. The report said that the soviet defense min ister. Gen. Dmitri Yazoo has threatened to resign if the offer were made. On wednesday afternoon Gorbachev and his wife were to drive by the new Tork Stock Exchange and head up Broad Obj to times Square. They were to at tend . Reception wednesday eve Ning s. Thursday is set to be a heavy sight seeing Day wit the Gorbachev scheduled to open a soviet Trade exhibition at the Jacob k. Javits convention Center visit Central Park and Ign the european painting Wing of the Mclroy Pollan museum Ormart Gorbachev was to Mckei Wajih sen. Edward m. Kennedy d-mass., and to Host a reception at the soviet Mission. An american official acknowledged a the grand gesture such it reduction of soviet troops in Coccho i and Poland. It is plausible iheyvwou1d do in on the eve of he opening of neg nations with the West and also As a Public re blips move said inc official. A. Such a move in the Simi Lar move by the United states would Ducc the soviet advantage in conventi Nai forces in Europe and could facilitate an Overall conventional Force agreement Early in the Bush administration. The . Official told the associated press thai the soviets gave no formal notification in Advance of Gorbachev s visit pea troop reduction however the offi Cial said Iris certainly on our list of a
