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 and night landing of the Space Shuttle program. It also carried the first African-American astronaut, Guion Bluford.

2023年8月14日 · Get an overview of the STS mission, its crew and activities during this mission.

STS-8 是历史上第八次航天飞机任务，也是 挑战者号航天飞机 的第三次太空飞行。

2018年8月30日 · STS-8 was originally planned to fly the second Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) to expand space-to-ground communications between Mission Control and orbiting Space Shuttles, but during the launch of the first TDRS on STS-6, its Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) placed it into a stable but incorrect orbit.

2023年9月1日 · When NASA originally planned the mission, STS-8 comprised a crew of four on a three-day mission in July 1983 aboard space shuttle Challenger to deploy the second Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) and the Insat-1B weather and communications satellite operated by the Indian Space Research Organization.

STS-8 是歷史上第八次航天飛機任務，也是 挑戰者號太空梭 的第三次太空飛行。

2020年3月26日 · It was the first night launch and first night landing of a Space Shuttle. An early plan for STS -8, released in April 1982, had scheduled it for July 1983. It was expected to be a …

2023年8月28日 · Space Shuttle Flight 8 (STS-8) Post Flight Presentation, narrated by the astronauts (16 minutes). Launch: August 30, 1983. Crew: Richard Truly, Daniel Brandenstein, Guion Bluford, Dale Gardner, William Thornton. Vehicle: Challenger.

STS-8是历史上第八次航天飞机任务，也是挑战者号航天飞机的第三次太空飞行。

This was the first night launch of a Space Shuttle. Landing: September 5, 1983 – 12:40:43 a.m. PDT at Runway 22, Edwards Air Force Base, California. Rollout distance was 9,371 feet. Rollout time was 50 seconds. Mission duration was 6 days, 1 hour, 8 minutes, 43 seconds. Landing occurred during the 98th orbit.