# M892 - 1983 Challenger Space Shuttle Commemorative Cover with Presentation Folder
Carried Aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger
This Limited-Edition Special Event Cover is a real beauty – just look at all the neat features. Plus the history you’ll add to your collection!
• Bears high-value 1983 Express Mail Stamp
• Flown aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger’s STS-8 mission
• Postmarked on August 14, 1983, at Kennedy Space Center
• Commemorates launch of the Challenger on August 30, 1983
• Cover orbited Earth 98 times in six days, traveling 220 miles above the horizon
• Full-color cachet pictures STS-8’s official Mission Patch
• Includes NASA's 25th Anniversary cancellation (1958-83)
• Also documents three important firsts – the STS-8 mission saw the first night launch, the first night landing and the first space flight by an African American astronaut, Guion Bluford.
As you can see, this Limited-Edition Special Event Cover is a rare find – and a great buy.
Carried Aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger
This Limited-Edition Special Event Cover is a real beauty – just look at all the neat features. Plus the history you’ll add to your collection!
• Bears high-value 1983 Express Mail Stamp
• Flown aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger’s STS-8 mission
• Postmarked on August 14, 1983, at Kennedy Space Center
• Commemorates launch of the Challenger on August 30, 1983
• Cover orbited Earth 98 times in six days, traveling 220 miles above the horizon
• Full-color cachet pictures STS-8’s official Mission Patch
• Includes NASA's 25th Anniversary cancellation (1958-83)
• Also documents three important firsts – the STS-8 mission saw the first night launch, the first night landing and the first space flight by an African American astronaut, Guion Bluford.
As you can see, this Limited-Edition Special Event Cover is a rare find – and a great buy.