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, 1983, conducting the first night launch …

Apr 30, 2025 · Official STS-8 crew portrait in flight suits. Seated from left to right are Daniel C. Brandenstein, pilot; Richard H. Truly, commander; and Guion S. Bluford Jr., Mission specialist.

Mar 26, 2020 · Launch from Cape Canaveral (KSC) and landing on Edwards AFB, Runway 22. It was the first night launch and first night landing of a Space Shuttle. An early plan for STS -8, released in …

A Space Shuttle Challenger rocket launched with STS-8 from LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA on Tuesday August Tu, 1983 at 06:32 UTC.

The Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test with the STS-8 crew members was conducted on Aug. 4 as a final demonstration of vehicle, flight software and flight crew readiness for launch.

The STS-8 mission was the third flight for the Challenger and the first mission with a night launch from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, and a night landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California.

Apr 8, 2024 · Bluford became the first black American to fly in space. A satellite for India was deployed. Six rats were also aboard the shuttle (but none of them were known to be politicians). Crew. Page …

Remote manipulator system tested to evaluate joint reactions to higher loads. Biofeedback experiments: six rats flown in Animal Enclosure Module to observe animal reactions in space.

On April 29, 1982, the same day the agency introduced the STS-7 crew, NASA named Truly, a veteran of STS-2, and rookies from the astronaut class of 1978 Brandenstein, Gardner, and Bluford to STS …

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, 1983, conducting the first night launch …