On the recordOctober 13, 1983
The first operational mission delivered two commercial satellites to orbit, demonstrating that the Space Shuttle provides practical, utilitarian, round-trip access to space.
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presidency.ucsb.eduRonald Reagan: “The first operational mission delivered two commercial satellites to orbit, demonstrating that the Space Shuttle…”
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Message to the Congress Transmitting the Aeronautics and Space Report of the President
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