STS-8Official STS-8 crew portrait in flight suits. Seated from left to right are Daniel C. Brandenstein, pilot; Richard H. Truly,...S83-30608 (29 April 1983) --- The night launch of the space shuttle Challenger heading toward its third Earth-orbital mission is...S83-38389 (6 Aug. 1983) --- The STS-8 crew members pause for a crew photo at Pad 39A after a question...S83-33032 (23 May 1983) --- Astronauts Guion S. Bluford, right, and Daniel C. Brandenstein man their respective Challenger entry and...S83-39237 (6 Aug 1983) --- The five astronaut crewmembers of NASA?s STS-8 mission leave the operations and checkout building at...S83-39238 (1 Aug. 1983) --- The giant cluster of spaceflight hardware for NASA's eighth Space Transportation System (STS) mission begins...Lightning across the sky with Shuttle at launch pad on 08/30/1983. KSC, FLNight launch view of STS-8. Very nice shot. KSC, FLSTS008-04-106 (30 Aug-5 Sept 1983) --- On aft flight deck, Richard M. Truly, STS-8 commander, holds communication kit assembly (ASSY)...STS008-13-0361 (30 Aug.-5 Sept. 1983) --- Astronaut Guion S. Bluford, STS-8 mission specialist, assists Dr. William E. Thornton (out of...STS008-04-104 (13 Sept 1983) --- Richard H. Truly, crew commander; and Guion S. Bluford, mission specialist, merely fold their arms...STS008-16-454 (30 Aug-5 Sept 1983) --- Following a precedent set early two decades ago during the Gemini program, three members...STS008-49-1724 (31 Aug 1983) --- The Indian National Satellite (INSAT) is about to clear the vertical stabilizer of the Earth-orbiting...STS008-35-1239 (30 Aug.-5 Sept. 1983) --- The space shuttle Challenger?s payload flight test article (PFTA) is lifted from the cargo...STS008-32-748 (30 Aug-5 Sept 1983) --- Bora-Bora, with its wide-fringing reef, stands out in the center of this photographed, taken...STS008-31-789 (30 Aug-5 Sept 1983) --- The complex coastline of Brazil's Parana state and the port of Paranagua. The long...STS008-50-1840 (30 Aug-5 Sept 1983) --- An active 5,500 foot high volcano on Adonara Island in Indonesia leaves a 30...Serving as spacecraft communicators (CAPCOM) are Astronauts Guy S. Gardner (left), William F. Fisher (center), Bryan D. O'Connor (seated facing...Night view, Challenger STS-8 as it is coming in for a landing. EDWARDS AFB (EAFB), CA