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Space shuttle Challenger lifts off for the first time on April 4, 1983, on the STS-6 mission.

First Flight for Challenger

The first flight of space shuttle Challenger was on mission STS-6. The primary payload was the first Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-1. The mission also used the first lightweight external tank and lightweight solid rocket booster casings.

Image Credit: NASA

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