STS-8
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| Distance travelled | 4. 04666 billion m |
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| Launch date | August 30, 1983 |
| Landing date | September 5, 1983 |
| Spacecraft | Challenger |
| Members | Richard H. Truly |
| Daniel Brandenstein | |
| Guion Bluford | |
| Dale Gardner | |
| William E. Thornton | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1956312 |
About STS-8
STS-8 was the eighth NASA Space Shuttle mission and the third flight of the Space Shuttle Challenger. It launched on August 30, 1983 and landed on September 5, conducting the first night launch and night landing of the Space Shuttle program. It also carried the first African-American astronaut, Guion Bluford.
STS-8 Photos
