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STS-3 was NASA's third Space Shuttle mission and the third mission for the Space Shuttle Columbia. It launched on March 22, 1982 and landed eight days later on March 30, 1982. The mission, crewed by Jack R. Lousma and C. Gordon Fullerton, involved extensive orbital endurance testing of Columbia itself, as well as numerous scientific experiments. STS-3 was the first shuttle launch with an unpainted external tank and the only mission to land at the White Sands Space Harbor near Alamogordo, New Mexico. The orbiter was forced to land at White Sands due to flooding at its originally planned landing site, Edwards Air Force Base.

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human spaceflight, C. Gordon Fullerton, Jack R. Lousma, low Earth orbit, 

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STS-3 astronauts depart crew quarters

STS003-10-615 - View of Texas

STS-3 launch

OSS-1 Experiment Pallet

STS-3 (15198335951)

STS-3 crew preflight breakfast on launch day

This close-up view featuring the space shuttle Columbia's main engines and solid rocket boosters (SRB) was captured on video during the launch sequence for the STS-3 mission from NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC).

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STS-3 Reentry thermal image

STS-3 infrared on reentry

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Retro Space HD page@		Wikidata
commons	image		STS-3 astronauts depart crew quarters		Commons
commons	image		STS003-10-615 - View of Texas		Commons
commons	image		STS-3 launch		Commons
commons	image		OSS-1 Experiment Pallet		Commons
commons	image		STS-3 (15198335951)		Commons
commons	image		STS-3 crew preflight breakfast on launch day		Commons
commons	image		This close-up view featuring the space shuttle Columbia's main engines and solid rocket boosters (SRB) was captured on video during the launch sequence for the STS-3 mission from NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC).		Commons
commons	image		Nasa MOCR small		Commons
commons	image		STS-3 Reentry thermal image		Commons
commons	image		STS-3 infrared on reentry		Commons