On This Day: April 9, 1983 - Challenger 1 Returned to Earth from the 6th Space Shuttle Mission

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On This Day: April 9, 1983 - Challenger 1 Returned to Earth from the 6th Space Shuttle Mission.

On this day April 9, 1983, NASA’s space shuttle Challenger completed its first mission and returned safely to Earth, wrapping up STS 6 — the sixth mission of the Space Shuttle program and the very first flight of the Challenger orbiter. The shuttle touched down at Edwards Air Force Base in California after spending five days in orbit.

The mission carried a four person crew and marked several major milestones for NASA, including the deployment of the first Tracking and Data Relay Satellite...
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