Rockwell InternationalSpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Space Shuttle Challenger / OV-099 | STS-8
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No countdown — this launch time is not yet known to the minute.August 30, 1983Add to calendar
Launch Successful
Rockwell International's 7th launch · 3rd this year · humanity's 2,736th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Aug 30, 06:32 – Aug 30, 06:32 UTC
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STS-8
STS-8 was the third mission of Space Shuttle Challenger. It deployed an Indian 10 and Weather satellite. It was the first night launch and night landing of the Shuttle program. It also carried the first African-American astronaut; Guion Bluford.
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Crew
William E. ThorntonMission Specialist · NASA
Richard H. TrulyCommander · NASA
Daniel BrandensteinPilot · NASA
Guion BlufordMission Specialist · NASA
Dale GardnerMission Specialist · NASA
Booster
No booster details available.
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- ABC & NBC News Coverage of STS-8 Part 3 — zellco321
- STS-8 Launch Multi-View — lunarmodule5
