| Richard H. Truly | Commander |
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| Daniel C. Brandenstein | Pilot |
| Guion S. "Guy" Bluford | Mission Specialist |
| Dale A. Gardner | Mission Specialist |
| William E. Thornton | Mission Specialist |
| Spacecraft Name: | Challenger (OV-099) |
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| Launch Date: | August 30, 1983 |
| Launch Site: | Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida |
| Landing Date: | September 5, 1983 |
| Landing Site: | Runway 22, Edwards Air Force Base, California |
| Mission Duration: | 6 days, 1 hour, 8 minutes, 43 seconds |
| Primary Objective: | Deployment of the INSTAT-10 communications and weather observation satellite |
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| Roll-out of Challenger for the STS-8 mission | Launch of the Challenger to begin the STS-8 mission | Landing of Challenger to end the STS-8 mission |
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