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LAUNCH - STS-8 - KSC
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S83-39513 (30 Aug. 1983) --- NASA's eighth space shuttle launch lights up the Florida sky at 2:32 a.m. (EDT), Aug. 30, 1983. The Challenger's third flight is the first to have its beginnings in darkness. Five astronauts and an assortment of experiments are aboard the reusable vehicle. Crew members are astronauts Richard H. Truly, STS-8 commander; Daniel C. Brandenstein, pilot; and Dale A. Gardner, Guion S. Bluford and William E. Thornton, all mission specialists.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineLAUNCH - STS-8 - KSC. NASA/JSC, 1983-09-01. Public domain. ID: s83-39513.
