External Tank

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf fuel tank
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Challenger
gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Endeavour
gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Columbia
gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Discovery
gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Atlantis
NASA
gptkbp:capacity 1,500,000 liters
gptkbp:colors orange
gptkbp:contains liquid oxygen
liquid hydrogen
gptkbp:decommissioned 2011
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Rockwell_International
gptkbp:designedFor gptkb:STS_missions
human spaceflight
gptkbp:diameter 8.4 meters
gptkbp:discontinued 2011
gptkbp:firstFlight gptkb:STS-1
STS-135
gptkbp:function store propellant
gptkbp:height 46.5 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label External Tank
gptkbp:launched 135
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Air_Force_Station
gptkbp:material aluminum
gptkbp:operationalStatus 1981-2011
gptkbp:producedBy NASA
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:SLS_Core_Stage
gptkbp:supports Solid Rocket Boosters
gptkbp:transportation gptkb:Boeing_747
gptkbp:usedBy Space Shuttle
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:NASA_Space_Shuttle_program
satellite launches
robotic missions
space exploration missions
human exploration missions
scientific missions
crew missions
interplanetary missions
lunar missions
scientific research missions
technology demonstration missions
cargo missions
Mars_missions
Earth_observation_missions
gptkbp:uses gptkb:Chandra_X-ray_Observatory
gptkb:Mars_Exploration_Rovers
gptkb:STS-9
STS-31
STS-7
STS-135
Spacelab missions
Hubble_Space_Telescope_deployment
International_Space_Station_assembly
gptkbp:weight 36,000 kg