STS-8

Summary

STS-8 is a human spaceflight^[1]. STS-8 draws 264 Wikipedia views per month (human_spaceflight category, ranking #85 of 226).^[2]

Key Facts

• STS-8's instance of is recorded as human spaceflight^[3].
• STS-8 is operated by National Aeronautics and Space Administration^[4].
• STS-8 followed STS-7^[5].
• STS-8 was followed by STS-9^[6].
• STS-8 is part of Space Shuttle program^[7].
• STS-8's Commons category is recorded as STS-8^[8].
• STS-8's archives at is recorded as Lunar and Planetary Institute^[9].
• STS-8's type of orbit is recorded as low Earth orbit^[10].
• STS-8's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as August 30, 1983^[11].
• STS-8's UTC date of spacecraft landing is recorded as September 5, 1983^[12].
• STS-8's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[13].
• STS-8's significant event is recorded as landing^[14].
• STS-8's official website is recorded as http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-8.html^[15].
• STS-8's topic's main category is recorded as Category:STS-8^[16].
• STS-8's Commons gallery is recorded as STS-8^[17].
• STS-8's crew members is recorded as Richard H. Truly^[18].
• STS-8's crew members is recorded as Daniel Brandenstein^[19].
• STS-8's crew members is recorded as Guion Bluford^[20].
• STS-8's crew members is recorded as Dale Gardner^[21].
• STS-8's crew members is recorded as William E. Thornton^[22].
• STS-8's location of landing is recorded as Edwards Air Force Base^[23].
• STS-8's described by source is recorded as Retro Space HD^[24].
• STS-8's orbits completed is recorded as {'amount': '+98'}^[25].
• STS-8's start point is recorded as Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A^[26].
• STS-8's vessel is recorded as Challenger^[27].

Body

Context

STS-8 is part of Space Shuttle program^[7]. STS-8's instance of is recorded as human spaceflight^[3]. STS-8 followed STS-7^[5]. STS-8 was followed by STS-9^[6].

Why It Matters

STS-8 draws 264 Wikipedia views per month (human_spaceflight category, ranking #85 of 226).^[2] STS-8 has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] STS-8 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]