STS-39

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:space_mission
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Charles_D._Gemar
gptkb:Kenneth_D._Cameron
gptkbp:crew gptkb:David_C._Leestma
gptkb:Michael_J._Mc_Culley
gptkb:Mary_L._Cleave
gptkb:Charles_D._Bolden
gptkb:Charles_D._Gemar
gptkb:James_D._Halsell
gptkb:John_M._Lounge
gptkb:Kenneth_D._Cameron
gptkbp:crew_capacity gptkb:7
gptkbp:duration 8 days
8 days, 22 hours, 30 minutes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label STS-39
gptkbp:landing_site May 6, 1991
gptkbp:launch_date April 28, 1991
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Space_Shuttle
gptkbp:mission gptkb:David_C._Leestma
gptkb:STS-39_patch
gptkb:Charles_D._Gemar
gptkb:Jerry_L._Ross
gptkb:John_M._Lounge
gptkb:Frederick_W._Leslie
Completed
Data analysis
Successful
Public outreach
Technology transfer
Report generation
Mission debriefing
gptkbp:mission_duration 8 days
8 days, 22 hours, 30 minutes
gptkbp:mission_type gptkb:Scientific_research
gptkbp:notable_event First flight of the Space Shuttle after the Challenger disaster
gptkbp:notable_mission Enhanced collaboration between NASA and DOD
Tested new technologies for satellite deployment
Demonstrated capabilities for future military missions
Contributed to the understanding of materials in space
gptkbp:notable_pilots gptkb:John_W._Young
gptkbp:objective Test new technologies for future missions
Conduct experiments in the areas of materials science and technology
gptkbp:orbit_type gptkb:Discovery
gptkbp:payload_capacity 10,000 pounds
Department of Defense payloads
Department of Defense experiments
gptkbp:recovery_method Landing at Edwards Air Force Base
gptkbp:research gptkb:SPAS-2
MARS
SIR-B
DOD experiments
gptkbp:research_focus gptkb:Earth_observation
Materials science
Space technology
Remote sensing
Microgravity research
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Challenger
gptkb:KSC_Launch_Complex_67
gptkb:Challenger
gptkb:International_Space_Station
gptkb:Guion_S._Bluford_Jr.
gptkb:Space_Shuttle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4