STS-7

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Mission insignia

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Mission statistics

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Mission:STS-7

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Shuttle:Challenger

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Launch pad: 39-A

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Launch:June 18, 19837:33:00 a.m. EDT

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Landing:June 24, 19836:56:59 a.m. PDT

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Duration:Six days, two hours, 23 minutes, 59 seconds.

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Orbit altitude: 160 to 170 nautical miles (296 to 315 km)

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Orbit inclination: 28.5 degrees

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Distance traveled: 2,530,567 miles (4,072,553 km)

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Crew photo

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STS-7 was a space shuttle mission by NASA using the Space Shuttle Challenger, launched June 18, 1983. This was the seventh space shuttle mission, and was the second mission for the Space Shuttle Challenger.

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Shuttle: The word shuttle can have several meanings. In general, it is something which travels back and forth between places in a regular and relatively frequent manner....

Challenger: Challenger may mean:...

June 18: June 18 is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (170th in leap years), with 196 days remaining....

STS-7 related Images and Photos (experimental)

Spiral Staircase at Baroque Monastery Church of Sts Peter and Paul

The Madonna and Child enthroned with Sts John the Baptist Bartholmew and Catherine

Madonna in Glory with the Christ Child and Sts Francis and Alvise with the Donor (Gozzi Altarpiece)