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Guion S. Bluford assists with a medical test that required the use of a treadmill exercising device designed by the STS-8 medica

This Week in NASA History: STS-8 Lands at Edwards Air Force Base – Sept. 5, 1983

This week in 1983, space shuttle Challenger and STS-8 landed at Edwards Air Force Base in California after a successful six-day mission. When Challenger launched on Aug. 30, Guion S. Bluford made history as he became the first African American in space.

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