// crewed flight · 1983
STS-8
STS-8 was a crewed flight launched on August 30, 1983 aboard a Space Shuttle from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Crew of 5: Dale Gardner, Daniel Brandenstein, Guion Bluford, Richard H. Truly, William E. Thornton.
United Statescrew 51983-089
Crew
Dale Gardner United States · 2 flights
Daniel Brandenstein United States · 4 flights
Guion Bluford United States · 4 flights
Richard H. Truly United States · 2 flights
William E. Thornton United States · 2 flightsFlight
- Mission
- STS-8
- Spacecraft (GCAT)
- Challenger (STS-8)
- Launch
- August 30, 1983 · 06:32 UTC
- Landing
- September 5, 1983
- Duration (Wikidata)
- 6.0 days
- Country
- United States
- Designator
- 1983-089A
- Vehicle fate
- Landed · Sep 5, 1983
Launch vehicle
- Launch record
- 1983-089
- Rocket
- Space Shuttle
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A
- Outcome
- Success
- Initial orbit
- — × 38,385 km
Vehicle and launch: GCAT (CC BY 4.0). Mission name, crew, landing and duration: Wikidata Q377764 (CC0).