STS-6
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sts-6-187-7433996
title:
STS-6
text:
STS-6 was the sixth NASA Space Shuttle mission and the maiden flight of the Space Shuttle Challenger. Launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 4, 1983, the mission deployed the first Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, TDRS-1, into orbit, before landing at Edwards Air Force Base on April 9, 1983. STS-6 was the first Space Shuttle mission during which a Extravehicular activity was conducted, and hence was the first in which the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) was used.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
1983 American crewed spaceflight and maiden flight of Space Shuttle Challenger
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-6
date created:
2003-02-13T05:59:08Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T10:32:33Z
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