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.
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.
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April 4, 1983