STS-126

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:space_mission
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Chris_Ferguson
gptkbp:crew gptkb:Mikhail_Tyurin
gptkb:Dmitry_Kondratyev
gptkb:Donald_Pettit
gptkb:Chris_Ferguson
gptkb:Oleg_Kononenko
gptkb:Christopher_J._Cassidy
gptkb:7
gptkb:Robert_Behnken
gptkb:Eric_Boe
gptkb:Koichi_Wakata
gptkb:Andrey_Babkin
gptkb:Leland_Melvin
gptkb:Shannon_Walker
gptkb:Sergey_Revin
gptkb:Michael_Foreman
gptkb:Alexander_Skvortsov
gptkb:Heidemarie_Stefanyshyn-Piper
gptkbp:crew_capacity gptkb:7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label STS-126
gptkbp:is_a_destination_for gptkb:International_Space_Station
gptkbp:landing_site November 30, 2008
gptkbp:launch_date November 14, 2008
gptkbp:launch_mass 122,000 kg
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Space_Shuttle
gptkbp:mission gptkb:STS-126_patch
gptkb:STS-125
gptkb:STS-127
Promote STEM education
Demonstrate new technologies
Test new equipment
Promote international cooperation in space
Transfer supplies to the ISS
Support ISS operations
Facilitate international partnerships
Conduct educational outreach
Conduct maintenance on ISS
Conduct science experiments
Enhance scientific research capabilities
Prepare for future missions
Transfer supplies to ISS
Conduct environmental monitoring
Conduct technology demonstrations
Engage with global audiences
Conduct health and safety assessments
Deliver solar arrays
Enhance Earth observation capabilities
Enhance ISS capabilities
Evaluate life support systems
Facilitate crew rotation
Foster public interest in space exploration
Increase crew capacity on ISS
Install new research facilities
Install the S1 truss segment
Perform spacewalks for assembly
Support ISS research programs
Support commercial crew initiatives
Support long-duration missions
Test robotics systems
Upgrade ISS systems
Encourage future generations of scientists and engineers
Conduct science experiments aboard the ISS
Deliver and install the Express Logistics Carrier-1
Perform four spacewalks
Install and activate the first component of the Japanese Experiment Module
gptkbp:mission_duration 15 days
gptkbp:mission_type International Space Station assembly
gptkbp:notable_event First flight of the Space Shuttle after the Columbia disaster
gptkbp:orbit_type Low Earth Orbit
gptkbp:orbital_inclination 51.6 degrees
gptkbp:payload_capacity gptkb:P6_Truss_Segment
Pressurized Module
S1 Truss Segment
gptkbp:primary_mission gptkb:STS-127
gptkbp:related_vehicle gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Endeavour
gptkbp:success gptkb:true
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chris_Hadfield
gptkb:Peggy_Whitson
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4