STS-3: ONE STEP CLOSER (1982) - NASA documentary

Documentary about the third Space Shuttle mission (STS-3)

Remastered at 24fps HD with mild noise reduction (sound and image) and color correction.
Retains the vintage analog look and original aspect ratio.



STS-3: ONE STEP CLOSER (1982)

Astronauts: Jack R. Lousma and C. Gordon Fullerton
Launch date: March 22, 1982

Recaps the third flight of Columbia; a flight that brought the Orbital Flight Test Program one step closer to completion.

This includes the move of landing equipment to Northrup Strip, NM (alternate landing site), launch, major crew activities on-orbit, sandstorm at landing site, waveoff of landing (causing Columbia to stay on-orbit an extra day), and landing.