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Summary
April 29, 1983
<a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Johnson_Space_Center" title="Johnson Space Center">JOHNSON SPACE CENTER</a>, <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Houston" title="Houston">HOUSTON</a>, <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">TEXAS</a>
<a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/STS-8" title="STS-8">STS-8</a> INSIGNIA --- The night launch of <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Challenger" title="Space Shuttle Challenger">Challenger</a> heading toward its third earth-orbital mission is featured in the official insignia for
<a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/STS-8" title="STS-8">STS-8</a>. The eighth flight of the <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle" title="Space Shuttle">Space Transportation System</a> is represented by eight stars of the constellation Aquila, "The Eagle," Astronauts <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Richard_H._Truly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Richard H. Truly (page does not exist)">Richard H. Truly</a>, commander; <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Daniel_C._Brandenstein&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Daniel C. Brandenstein (page does not exist)">Daniel C. Brandenstein</a>, pilot; <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dale_A._Gardner&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dale A. Gardner (page does not exist)">Dale A. Gardner</a>, <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guion_S._Bluford&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Guion S. Bluford (page does not exist)">Guion S. Bluford</a>, and <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_E._Thornton&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="William E. Thornton (page does not exist)">William E. Thornton</a>--all mission specialists--have their sumames on the border of the insignia.
Licensing
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current | 06:45, 4 January 2017 | ![]() | 2,890 × 2,892 (9.26 MB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | April 29, 1983 <p><a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Johnson_Space_Center" title="Johnson Space Center">JOHNSON SPACE CENTER</a>, <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Houston" title="Houston">HOUSTON</a>, <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">TEXAS</a> </p> <p><a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/STS-8" title="STS-8">STS-8</a> INSIGNIA --- The night launch of <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Challenger" title="Space Shuttle Challenger"><i>Challenger</i></a> heading toward its third earth-orbital mission is featured in the official insignia for </p> <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/STS-8" title="STS-8">STS-8</a>. The eighth flight of the <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle" title="Space Shuttle">Space Transportation System</a> is represented by eight stars of the constellation Aquila, "The Eagle," Astronauts <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Richard_H._Truly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Richard H. Truly (page does not exist)">Richard H. Truly</a>, commander; <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Daniel_C._Brandenstein&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Daniel C. Brandenstein (page does not exist)">Daniel C. Brandenstein</a>, pilot; <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dale_A._Gardner&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dale A. Gardner (page does not exist)">Dale A. Gardner</a>, <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guion_S._Bluford&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Guion S. Bluford (page does not exist)">Guion S. Bluford</a>, and <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_E._Thornton&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="William E. Thornton (page does not exist)">William E. Thornton</a>--all mission specialists--have their sumames on the border of the insignia. |
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