About the Product
Own an Official NASA Space Shuttle Program Mission Patch for STS-8. Shuttle Mission Patches are great historical memorabilia collectibles and provide a fun way to learn more about history in the process.

The Space Shuttle: Extraordinary Challenges for Science

The unique challenges of peopled spaceflight have been the source of inspiration in design, computer programming, telephony and the life sciences. Perhaps one of the most consistently amazing features of the global effort to put humans into outerspace is the originality of space craft design.

Mission Information
First night launch and landing of a space shuttle. First flight of an American Black into space. Successful deployment of the Indian National Satellite. Landed September 5 at 12:40 AM PDT at Edwards Air Force Base, CA. Mission duration was six days, one hour, eight minutes, 40 seconds. Traveled 2.2 million miles in 97 orbits.

Launch Date: August 30, 1983 at 2:30 AM EST
Launch Vehicle: Challenger
Crew: Commander: Richard H. Truly, Pilot: Daniel C. Brandenstein, Mission Specialists: Dale A. Gardner, Guion S. Bluford Jr, Dr. William Thornton

Product Size & Other Notes
Dimensions: 3-inch
(See below for additional sizes)

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