STS-3
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STS-3 was NASA's third Space Shuttle mission and the third mission for the Space Shuttle Columbia. It launched on March 22, 1982 and landed eight days later on March 30, 1982. The mission, crewed by J
STS-3 landing at Northrop Strip, White Sands, New Mexico, on March 30, 1982, with two T-38 Talon chase planes observing.
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STS-3 lifting off from Launch Complex-39A at Kennedy Space Center.
The Plasma Diagnostics Package (PDP) is grappled by the shuttle's Remote Manipulator System (Canadarm).