<p>Launch- August 30, 1983 
Landing- September 5, 1983 Edwards Air Force Base, Cal
Astronauts: Richard H. Truly, Daniel C. Brandenstein, Dale A. Gardner, Guion S. Bluford, Jr. and William E. Thornton
Space Shuttle: Challenger
STS-8 carried the first African-American into space. Tests were conducted on the flight deck area by facing the nose away from the sun for 14 hours to test the area in extreme cold. Experiments were performed to test animal reactions to space by carrying six rats into space.
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Date: August 30, 1983
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