STS-43

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Charles_D._Gemar
gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Atlantis
gptkbp:airlines gptkb:G._David_Low
gptkbp:collaborations Involvement of international partners in payloads
gptkbp:commander gptkb:John_W._Young
gptkbp:crew gptkb:David_C._Leestma
gptkb:Thomas_D._Jones
gptkb:5
gptkb:Franklin_Chang-Diaz
gptkb:Robert_L._Behnken
gptkb:Robert_L._Crippen
gptkb:Charles_D._Gemar
gptkb:John_W._Young
gptkb:Eileen_Collins
gptkb:James_D._Halsell
gptkb:John_M._Lounge
gptkb:William_F._Readdy
gptkb:C._Gordon_Fullerton
gptkb:Michael_A._Baker
gptkb:Cynthia_A._G._Mc_Carty
gptkb:Linda_M._Godwin
Several months
Extensive training for mission objectives
Continuous monitoring during flight
Combined experience of over 1000 hours in space
gptkbp:design gptkb:Mike_Leinbach
gptkbp:elevation 300 kilometers
Conducted experiments in microgravity
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:satellite
Review of mission data
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label STS-43
gptkbp:is_a_destination_for Low Earth Orbit
gptkbp:landing_site gptkb:Edwards_Air_Force_Base
August 11, 1991
August 13, 1991
gptkbp:launch_date 11:00 UTC
August 2, 1991
August 4, 1991
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:spacecraft
Over 100,000 kilograms
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Johnson_Space_Center
gptkb:David_C._Leestma
gptkb:STS-44
gptkb:STS-43_mission_patch
gptkb:Atlantis
gptkb:STS-42
gptkb:C._Gordon_Fullerton
gptkb:Michael_A._Baker
Completed
Successful
Satellite deployment
Demonstrated capabilities of the Space Shuttle
Data collected for future missions
None during this mission
gptkbp:mission_duration gptkb:0
gptkb:22
gptkb:9
55
9 days
9 days, 5 hours, 29 minutes
gptkbp:notable_event Successful landing at Edwards Air Force Base
First flight of the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System
Deployment of TDRS-5
First flight of the TDRS system
gptkbp:orbital_inclination 28.5 degrees
gptkbp:research Multiple experiments conducted
gptkbp:seating_capacity gptkb:None
gptkb:satellite
12,000 kg
12,000 kilograms
gptkbp:team NASA recovery team
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:spacecraft
gptkb:International_Space_Station
gptkb:automobile
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3