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STS-8 Challenger (3) MANNED FLIGHT USA |
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LAUNCH : |
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06.32 GMT |
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Cape Canaveral |
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Florida / USA |
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Launch pad 39-A |
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Aug.30 / 1983 |
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4.2.06 |
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17:59:46 |
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SPACECRAFT : |
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Space Shuttle Challenger |
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LAUNCH VEHICLE : |
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Space Shuttle Transport System |
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LANDING : |
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07.40 GMT |
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California / USA |
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Edwards Air Force Base Runway 22 |
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Sep.05 / 1983 |
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designed by : Michael May copyright 2006 |
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MANNEDSPACEFLIGHT CHRONOLOGY |
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Flight no. 090 |
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FLIGHT DATA : |
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Inclination |
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28.50° |
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Altitude |
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353 km |
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Duration |
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6d01h08m |
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Orbits |
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98 |
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First night launch and night
landing of a Space Shuttle. Deployment of Insat-1B (India). Guion
Bluford was the first afro-american crewmember to fly into space. |
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Insat deployment from Challenger cargo bay |
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credit: NASA |
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MANNED SPACE FLIGHT 1970īs 1980īs |
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Richard H. Truly CDR USA |
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Daniel C. Brandenstein Pilot USA |
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Dale A. Gardner MSP USA |
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Guion S. Bluford MSP USA |
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William E. Thornton MSP USA |