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STS-8 / Challenger Patch

STS-8 / Challenger Patch

Item MP08 Price $4.95

First night launch and landing of a space shuttle. First flight of an American Black into space. Successful deployment of the Indian National Satellite. Landed September 5 at 12:40 AM PDT at Edwards Air Force Base, CA. Mission duration was six days, one hour, eight minutes, 40 seconds. Traveled 2.2 million miles in 97 orbits.

Patch description: The eighth flight of the United States Space Transportation System is represented by eight stars of the constellation Aquila, "The Eagle".

4" diameter embroidered patch.

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