Space Shuttle Challenger STS-41-G
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Space Shuttle Challenger STS-41-G was a 1984 NASA Space Shuttle mission notable for deploying the Earth Radiation Budget Satellite and carrying the first crew of seven, including the first American woman to perform a spacewalk.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Space Shuttle Challenger STS-41-G canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11389049 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Space Shuttle Challenger STS-41-G Context triple: [David C. Leestma, spaceFlight, Space Shuttle Challenger STS-41-G]
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STS-51L
STS-51L was the ill-fated 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger mission that ended in disaster shortly after launch, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members and major reforms in NASA’s spaceflight program.
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Space Shuttle Columbia
Space Shuttle Columbia was NASA’s first operational space shuttle orbiter, notable for pioneering reusable spacecraft missions and tragically disintegrating during reentry on the STS-107 mission in 2003.
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Space Shuttle Challenger
Space Shuttle Challenger was a NASA orbiter best known for its tragic 1986 in-flight breakup shortly after launch, which killed all seven astronauts aboard and profoundly impacted the U.S. space program.
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Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-41-B
Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-41-B was a 1984 NASA Space Shuttle flight notable for deploying communications satellites and featuring early tests of the Manned Maneuvering Unit for untethered spacewalks.
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E.
STS-41C
STS-41C was a 1984 NASA Space Shuttle Challenger mission notable for successfully repairing the Solar Maximum Mission satellite during the first on-orbit satellite repair operation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Space Shuttle Challenger STS-41-G Target entity description: Space Shuttle Challenger STS-41-G was a 1984 NASA Space Shuttle mission notable for deploying the Earth Radiation Budget Satellite and carrying the first crew of seven, including the first American woman to perform a spacewalk.
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STS-51L
STS-51L was the ill-fated 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger mission that ended in disaster shortly after launch, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members and major reforms in NASA’s spaceflight program.
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B.
Space Shuttle Columbia
Space Shuttle Columbia was NASA’s first operational space shuttle orbiter, notable for pioneering reusable spacecraft missions and tragically disintegrating during reentry on the STS-107 mission in 2003.
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C.
Space Shuttle Challenger
Space Shuttle Challenger was a NASA orbiter best known for its tragic 1986 in-flight breakup shortly after launch, which killed all seven astronauts aboard and profoundly impacted the U.S. space program.
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D.
Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-41-B
Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-41-B was a 1984 NASA Space Shuttle flight notable for deploying communications satellites and featuring early tests of the Manned Maneuvering Unit for untethered spacewalks.
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E.
STS-41C
STS-41C was a 1984 NASA Space Shuttle Challenger mission notable for successfully repairing the Solar Maximum Mission satellite during the first on-orbit satellite repair operation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA spaceflight
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Space Shuttle mission ⓘ |
| commander | Robert L. Crippen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| crewMember |
David C. Leestma
NERFINISHED
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Jon A. McBride NERFINISHED ⓘ Kathryn D. Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ Marc Garneau NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul D. Scully-Power NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert L. Crippen NERFINISHED ⓘ Sally K. Ride NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewSize | 7 ⓘ |
| EVAcount | 1 ⓘ |
| EVAcrewMember |
David C. Leestma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kathryn D. Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| EVApurpose | demonstrate Orbital Refueling System techniques ⓘ |
| followedBy | STS-51-A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landingDate | 1984-10-13 ⓘ |
| landingSite | Shuttle Landing Facility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1984-10-05 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Space Shuttle Challenger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionDuration | 8 days 5 hours 23 minutes ⓘ |
| missionObjective |
conduct Earth observation and remote sensing experiments
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deploy Earth Radiation Budget Satellite (ERBS) ⓘ perform technology and materials experiments in orbit ⓘ |
| missionSpecialist |
David C. Leestma
NERFINISHED
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Kathryn D. Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ Sally K. Ride NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | first American woman performed a spacewalk ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbitApogee | 221 kilometers ⓘ |
| orbitInclination | 57.0 degrees ⓘ |
| orbitPerigee | 219 kilometers ⓘ |
| orbitPeriod | 89.7 minutes ⓘ |
| payload |
Canadian Experiments (CANEX)
NERFINISHED
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Earth Radiation Budget Satellite NERFINISHED ⓘ IMAX camera ⓘ Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications-3 (OSTA-3) NERFINISHED ⓘ Shuttle Imaging Radar-B (SIR-B) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| payloadSpecialist |
Marc Garneau
NERFINISHED
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Paul D. Scully-Power NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pilot | Jon A. McBride NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | STS-41-D NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacecraft | Space Shuttle Challenger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceShuttleProgram | Space Shuttle program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacewalkPerformedBy | Kathryn D. Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasFirst | first Space Shuttle mission with a crew of seven ⓘ |
| yearOfMission | 1984 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Space Shuttle Challenger STS-41-G Description of subject: Space Shuttle Challenger STS-41-G was a 1984 NASA Space Shuttle mission notable for deploying the Earth Radiation Budget Satellite and carrying the first crew of seven, including the first American woman to perform a spacewalk.
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