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STS-8 foi a 8° missão da frota de ônibus espaciais da Nasa e a terceira missão a usar o ônibus espacial Challenger. Ela foi lançada no dia 30 de agosto de 1983 e retornou no dia 5 de setembro, sendo o primeiro ônibus espacial a realizar um lançamento e pouso noturno. Nela voou o primeiro astronauta afro-americano, Guion Bluford.
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.
- 110,108 kg (242,747 lb)
- August 30, 1983, 06:32:00 UTC
- 6 days, 1 hour, 8 minutes, 43 seconds (achieved)
- Space Shuttle Challenger
STS-8 foi a 8° missão da frota de ônibus espaciais da Nasa e a terceira missão a usar o ônibus espacial Challenger. Ela foi lançada no dia 30 de agosto de 1983 e retornou no dia 5 de setembro, sendo o primeiro ônibus espacial a realizar um lançamento e pouso noturno.
14 de ago. de 2023 · NASA. Mission Facts. Mission: Multipurpose Satellite/First Night Launch and Landing. Space Shuttle: Challenger. Launch Pad: 39A. Launch Weight: 242,742 pounds. Launched: Aug. 30, 1983 at 2:32:00 a.m. EDT. Landing Site: Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Landing: Sept. 5, 1983 at 12:40:43 a.m. PDT. Landing Weight: 203,945 pounds. Runway: 22.
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.
The longest orbital flight of the Shuttle was STS-80 at 17 days 15 hours, while the shortest flight was STS-51-L at one minute 13 seconds when the Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart during launch. The cold morning shrunk an O-Ring on the right Solid Rocket Booster causing the external fuel tank to explode.
26 de mar. de 2020 · An early plan for STS-8, released in April 1982, had scheduled it for July 1983. It was expected to be a three-day mission with four crew members, and would launch INSAT-1-B, an Indian satellite, and TDRS-B, a NASA communications relay satellite.
