NASA space shuttle

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Imperial_shuttle
gptkbp:collaborations with ESA, JAXA, and others
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Eileen_Collins
gptkbp:controls Fly-by-wire
gptkbp:cooling_system gptkb:Reinforced_Carbon-Carbon
gptkbp:crew gptkb:television_series
gptkb:Guion_S._Bluford_Jr.
extensive
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired generations of scientists and engineers
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:documentary several documentaries produced
gptkbp:durability gptkb:theorem
gptkbp:duration 30 years
gptkbp:educational_programs STEM outreach initiatives
gptkbp:elevation 200-600 km
OMS engines
gptkbp:engine gptkb:RS-25
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:STS-1
135
July 21, 2011
April 12, 1981
gptkbp:fuel_capacity gptkb:External_Tank
gptkbp:has_programs $196 billion
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NASA space shuttle
gptkbp:innovation reusable spacecraft technology
gptkbp:launch_date approximately 5 per year
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkb:Launch_Complex_39_A
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Launch_System
gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Columbia
gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Atlantis
2
2 minutes after launch
gptkbp:legacy paved the way for future space exploration.
gptkbp:max_takeoff_weight 220 km/h
gptkbp:mission gptkb:STS-6
gptkb:5
gptkb:STS-135
gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Orbiter
135
Hubble Space Telescope deployment
International Space Station construction
gptkbp:operational_history 1981-2011
gptkbp:operational_status retired
gptkbp:primary_source gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:research microgravity experiments
gptkbp:safety_record 2 disasters (Challenger, Columbia)
gptkbp:seating_capacity 24,400 kg
14,000 kg
gptkbp:speed 28,000 km/h
gptkbp:successor gptkb:software