STS-8
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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
INSAT-1B is deployed from Space Shuttle Challenger
From left: Brandenstein, Gardner, Truly, Thornton and Bluford.Space Shuttle program← STS-7STS-9 →
INSAT-1B being prepared in a processing facility.
Challenger's rollout from the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) to be stacked for launch.
STS-9
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STS-9 was the ninth NASA Space Shuttle mission and the sixth mission of the Space Shuttle Columbia. Launched on November 28, 1983, the ten-day mission carried the first Spacelab laboratory module into
STS-8
…The flight furthermore served as shakedown testing for the previously launched TDRS-1 satellite, which would be required to support the subsequent STS-9 mission. This mission had a crew of five, with three mission specialists. It was the second mission (after STS-7) to fly with a crew of five, the largest…
View of Columbia's payload bay, showing Spacelab.
From left: Garriott, Lichtenberg, Shaw, Young, Merbold and ParkerSpace Shuttle program← STS-8STS-41-B (10) →
STS-9 launches from Kennedy Space Center, on November 28, 1983.
Space Shuttle Columbia lands following STS 62 on 18 March 1994.