First Space Shuttle launch

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:air_traffic_control gptkb:Johnson_Space_Center
gptkbp:crew gptkb:John_W._Young
gptkb:Robert_Crippen
gptkbp:crew_size 2
gptkbp:date April 12, 1981
gptkbp:director George_W._S._Abbey
gptkbp:duration 2 days, 6 hours, 20 minutes
gptkbp:firstFlight gptkb:Space_Shuttle_program
gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Columbia
gptkb:STS-1
gptkb:Edwards_Air_Force_Base
gptkb:National_Aeronautics_and_Space_Administration
Successful
300 kilometers
April 12, 1981
Crewed spaceflight
2 days, 6 hours, 20 minutes
24,400 pounds
First orbital flight of a reusable spacecraft.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label First Space Shuttle launch
gptkbp:landing_gear gptkb:Edwards_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:landingGear April 14, 1981
gptkbp:launchDate April 12, 1981
7:00 AM EDT
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Space_Shuttle_program
April 1981
George_W._S._Abbey
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkbp:launchVehicle Space Shuttle
gptkbp:mission gptkb:STS-1
Crewed spaceflight
gptkbp:missions gptkb:Johnson_Space_Center
135
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Space_Shuttle_program
gptkbp:operationalRange 300 kilometers
gptkbp:orbitalInclination Successful
gptkbp:outcome Successful
gptkbp:passenger_traffic 24,400 pounds
gptkbp:reliability First reusable spacecraft.
gptkbp:secondary_mission STS-2
gptkbp:significance First orbital flight of a reusable spacecraft.
gptkbp:succeededBy true
gptkbp:tourism 2 days, 6 hours, 20 minutes
gptkbp:vehicleClass gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Columbia