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STS-8

Rocket launch

by USA

Launch time30 Aug 198306:32 UTC

success

Orbit: LEO

Serial number: STS-8

Comsat deployment.

First flight of an African American in space, Guion Bluford.

Test of robot arm on heavy payloads with Payload Flight Test Article.

First night landing.

Space ShuttleChallenger

launched from Kennedy Space Center, LC-39USA