Kerry Decker TV Show: Night Launch of Challenger STS-8(1983)

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More highlights from my "NightLife Show" which ran on local cable TV in FL from 1980-1986. This condensed 2-part episode features the first night launch of a space shuttle: STS-8 Challenger launch on August 30, 1983. Kerry introduces the launch from the Kennedy Space Center earlier in the day. A clip from a NASA film about Apollo 11 is shown. Part Two concludes with the night launch of Challenger in 1983 at 2:32 in the morning.
Air Date: October 14, 1983

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i wish i was there ... ( 11 months ago by mittensisfat)

i wish i was there to see that neat!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great stuff Kerry ... ( 11 months ago by RJY4356)

Great stuff Kerry thank you so much for posting, first time I ever heard this countdown and the sound from where you recorded was much louder than the NASA tape. The mix of all the audio withthe Saturn V films is brilliant.

No wonder you did ... ( 11 months ago by Zoomer30)

No wonder you did not hear about people stealing a lot of VCRs back in '83. Too heavy to lift :)

Actually that is an ... ( 10 months ago by RJY4356)

Actually that is an early Apollo and Skylab Saturn IB, not a Saturn V at the very opening of the show.

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