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STS-51L (Challenger disaster)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/STS-51L_(Challenger_disaster)
GPTKB entity
Statements (42)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:satellite
Space disaster
gptkbp:anniversary
January 28
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crew
gptkb:Judith_Resnik
gptkb:Christa_McAuliffe
gptkb:Ellison_Onizuka
gptkb:Ronald_McNair
gptkb:Francis_R._Scobee
gptkb:Gregory_Jarvis
gptkb:Michael_J._Smith
7
gptkbp:disasterCause
O-ring failure
Solid rocket booster failure
gptkbp:disasterDate
1986-01-28
gptkbp:duration
73 seconds (actual)
gptkbp:formerPosition
gptkb:STS-61C
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
STS-51L (Challenger disaster)
gptkbp:impact
Major impact on U.S. space policy
Extensive media coverage
gptkbp:intendedPayload
gptkb:TDRS-B_satellite
gptkb:Spartan_Halley_spacecraft
gptkbp:launchDate
1986-01-28
gptkbp:launchSite
gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center_Launch_Complex_39B
gptkbp:memorial
gptkb:Space_Mirror_Memorial
gptkb:Challenger_Center_for_Space_Science_Education
gptkbp:missionPatch
gptkb:STS-51L_mission_patch
gptkbp:missionType
Education
Satellite deployment
gptkbp:nextSeason
gptkb:STS-26
gptkbp:notableFor
Death of first civilian teacher in space
First in-flight fatal accident of NASA astronauts
gptkbp:operator
gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:relatedEvent
gptkb:Columbia_disaster
gptkb:Rogers_Commission_investigation
gptkbp:resultedIn
Loss of crew
Suspension of Space Shuttle program
Loss of orbiter
gptkbp:spacecraft
gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Challenger
gptkbp:vehicleType
gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Challenger_(OV-099)
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Launch_Complex_107
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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