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STS-8
Crew
Bluford
Brandenstein
Gardner
Thornton Bill
Truly
30 August 1983
06:32 GMT.
Duration
: 6.05 days.
Call Sign
: Challenger.
Nation
: USA.
Agency
: NASA.
Launch Site
:
Cape Canaveral
.
Launch Complex
: LC39A.
Launch Vehicle
:
Shuttle
.
LV Configuration
: STS-8. Program:
STS
. Class:
Manned
.
Type
: Spaceplane.
Spacecraft
:
Challenger
.
Payload
: Challenger F03 / PFTA.
Mass
: 13,642 kg.
Perigee
: 306 km.
Apogee
: 313 km.
Inclination
: 28.5 deg.
Period
: 90.7 min. References:
1
,
2
,
5
,
6
,
7
,
33
.
STS-8
- Crew compartment flight deck window debris, damage, streak documentation
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