Columbia (spacecraft)

GPTKB entity
AI-created image of Columbia (spacecraft)
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Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:callsign gptkb:Columbia
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:destroyedBy gptkb:STS-107
2003-02-01
gptkbp:destroyedCause Disintegration during re-entry
gptkbp:firstAppearance gptkb:STS-1
gptkbp:firstFlight 1981-04-12
gptkbp:firstOrbiterToFly true
gptkbp:flightNumber 28
gptkbp:hasModel gptkb:OV-102
gptkbp:height 17.27 m
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Columbia (spacecraft)
gptkbp:lastFlight 2003-02-01
gptkbp:lastLandingSite gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center_SLF
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center_LC-39A
gptkbp:length 37.24 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Rockwell_International
gptkbp:mass 109,000 kg (landing)
111,000 kg (launch)
80,200 kg (empty)
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Columbia_(American_ship)
Columbia (poetic name for the United States)
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:OV-102
gptkbp:notableCast gptkb:John_Young
gptkb:Rick_D._Husband
gptkb:Ilan_Ramon
gptkb:Kalpana_Chawla
gptkb:Robert_Crippen
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Columbia_disaster
gptkbp:notableMission gptkb:STS-107_(final_mission)
First flight of Spacelab
First flight of the Space Shuttle program
gptkbp:numberOfEngines 3 × Space Shuttle Main Engines
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitType Low Earth orbit
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Space_Shuttle_program
gptkbp:payloadBayLength 18.3 m
gptkbp:payloadBayWidth 4.6 m
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Enterprise_(spacecraft)
gptkbp:seatingCapacity 7
gptkbp:status Destroyed
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Challenger_(spacecraft)
gptkbp:totalDistanceTraveled 201,497,772 km
gptkbp:totalOrbits 4,808
gptkbp:totalTimeInSpace 300 days, 17 hours, 40 minutes
gptkbp:type Reusable crewed spacecraft
gptkbp:wingspan 23.79 m
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Columbia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5