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STS-8
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/STS-8
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:commander
gptkb:Richard_Truly
gptkbp:crew
5
gptkbp:distance
4,100,000 km
gptkbp:duration
6 days, 1 hour, 8 minutes, 43 seconds
gptkbp:formerPosition
gptkb:STS-7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
STS-8
gptkbp:inclination
28.5 degrees
gptkbp:landingDate
gptkb:Edwards_Air_Force_Base
1983-09-05
gptkbp:launchDate
1983-08-30
gptkbp:launchSite
gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center_LC-39A
gptkbp:missionNumber
8
gptkbp:missionSpecialist
gptkb:Dale_A._Gardner
gptkb:Guion_Bluford
gptkb:William_E._Thornton
gptkbp:nextSeason
gptkb:STS-9
gptkbp:notableEvent
Guion Bluford became first African American in space
First night launch and landing of the Space Shuttle program
gptkbp:operator
gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitsCompleted
98
gptkbp:orbitType
Low Earth orbit
gptkbp:payload
gptkb:INSAT-1B_satellite
gptkbp:pilot
gptkb:Daniel_C._Brandenstein
gptkbp:spacecraft
gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Challenger
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:STS-9
gptkb:Dale_Gardner
gptkb:Daniel_Brandenstein
gptkb:Guion_Bluford
gptkb:Richard_Truly
gptkbp:bfsLayer
5