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event STS-8 launch Chart date & time
August 30, 1983 at 2:32 AM EDT
Chart place
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, United States
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Public connections Richard H. Truly Mission commander wikipedia · Actual onboard mission crew; the role applies to the mission including this Earth launch.nasa.gov · NASA’s individual mission page independently identifies this mission crew, orbiter or operator role.Daniel C. Brandenstein Mission pilot wikipedia · Actual onboard mission crew; the role applies to the mission including this Earth launch.nasa.gov · NASA’s individual mission page independently identifies this mission crew, orbiter or operator role.Guion S. Bluford Jr. Mission mission specialist wikipedia · Actual onboard mission crew; the role applies to the mission including this Earth launch.nasa.gov · NASA’s individual mission page independently identifies this mission crew, orbiter or operator role.Dale A. Gardner Mission mission specialist flight engineer wikipedia · Actual onboard mission crew; the role applies to the mission including this Earth launch.nasa.gov · NASA’s individual mission page independently identifies this mission crew, orbiter or operator role.William E. Thornton Mission mission specialist wikipedia · Actual onboard mission crew; the role applies to the mission including this Earth launch.nasa.gov · NASA’s individual mission page independently identifies this mission crew, orbiter or operator role.John E. Blaha Support crew wikipedia · Mission support assignment; this does not assert onboard flight or physical presence at the launch venue.Mary L. Cleave Support crew wikipedia · Mission support assignment; this does not assert onboard flight or physical presence at the launch venue.William F. Fisher Support crew wikipedia · Mission support assignment; this does not assert onboard flight or physical presence at the launch venue.Jeffrey A. Hoffman Support crew wikipedia · Mission support assignment; this does not assert onboard flight or physical presence at the launch venue.Bryan D. O’Connor Ascent capcom wikipedia · Mission support assignment; this does not assert onboard flight or physical presence at the launch venue.NASA Mission operator wikipedia · The mission infobox names NASA as operator.nasa.gov · NASA’s individual mission page independently identifies this mission crew, orbiter or operator role.Challenger Spacecraft used wikipedia · The individual mission identifies this named orbiter.nasa.gov · NASA’s individual mission page independently identifies this mission crew, orbiter or operator role.Space Shuttle program Part of program wikipedia · The individual article identifies this mission as part of the Space Shuttle program.INSAT-1B Mission payload wikipedia · Named mission hardware or payload; this records a mission association, not a separate timed deployment.Payload Flight Test Article Mission payload wikipedia · Named mission hardware or payload; this records a mission association, not a separate timed deployment.Development Flight Instrumentation pallet Mission payload wikipedia · Named mission hardware or payload; this records a mission association, not a separate timed deployment.Continuous Flow Electrophoresis System Mission payload wikipedia · Named mission hardware or payload; this records a mission association, not a separate timed deployment.Places Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, United States event location · venue precision · 28.6083, -80.6044 · America/New_York Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, United States launch pad · venue precision · 28.6083, -80.6044 · America/New_York wikipedia · The mission identifies this launch/landing site. The mapped coordinates identify the named complex, not the exact wheel-contact point.nasa.gov · NASA’s mission record confirms this named launch pad or landing site.wikipedia · The location article provides the mapped complex coordinates.Relationship & place review coverage Relationships: needs review. Places: reviewed. Reviewed 2026-10-29.
Reviewed individual mission infobox, actual crew, backup and support crew sections, named payload examples, NASA primary mission clock/site record and location coordinates. Actual flight, backup and ground support roles remain distinct. No orbital or lunar event is assigned an Earth anchor. Mission-control shift rosters and the complete experiment-contributor network are not exhaustively covered. Source clock discrepancies are stated in the individual chart qualification. Coverage describes the cited sections reviewed for this record.
Sources and review Wikipedia individual event record; Individually reviewed event clock, terrestrial location and participants
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source review cleared
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Oct 29, 2026, 12:14 AM
Source quality
Source quality: exact documented - second precision
Wikipedia individual event record
Individually reviewed event clock, terrestrial location and participants
Source label: Wikipedia event review
Earth launch as recorded in NASA’s individual mission history. NASA gives launch02:32:00EDT and landing00:40:43PDT. Wikipedia’s landing infobox agrees with the displayed43-second clock, while its prose gives33seconds. This chart adopts NASA’s explicit landing time, not the conflicting prose.
Wikipedia source page Supporting event source Edwards Air Force Base landing complex, California, United States
landing complex · venue precision · 34.9056, -117.8836 · America/Los_Angeles
wikipedia · The mission identifies this launch/landing site. The mapped coordinates identify the named complex, not the exact wheel-contact point.nasa.gov · NASA’s mission record confirms this named launch pad or landing site.wikipedia · The location article provides the mapped complex coordinates.