Shuttle orbiter

GPTKB entity

Statements (61)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:air_traffic_control fly-by-wire
gptkbp:collaboration gptkb:true
gptkbp:cooling_system reinforced carbon-carbon
gptkbp:crew gptkb:true
required
gptkbp:crew_capacity gptkb:7
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:2011
gptkbp:design_influence future spacecraft
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:durability gptkb:true
gptkbp:engine gptkb:RS-25
gptkbp:final_operational_orbiter gptkb:Endeavour
gptkbp:first_flight 2011-07-08
1981-04-12
gptkbp:first_operational_orbiter gptkb:Challenger
gptkbp:flight_style 135
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shuttle orbiter
gptkbp:inspiration commercial spaceflight
gptkbp:international_space_station construction
gptkbp:landing_distance 220 km/h
gptkbp:landing_site gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkbp:last_orbiter gptkb:Atlantis
gptkbp:launch_date approximately 5 per year
gptkbp:launch_platform gptkb:Space_Shuttle
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkb:Space_Shuttle_stack
2
gptkbp:legacy pioneered reusable spacecraft technology
gptkbp:main_structure_material aluminum
gptkbp:mission gptkb:STS-1
gptkb:STS-135
gptkb:Space_Shuttle
museum displays
gptkbp:notable_achievements first spacecraft to carry a satellite into orbit and return it safely.
gptkbp:notable_case gptkb:Columbia_disaster
gptkb:Challenger_disaster
gptkbp:notable_galaxies deployment
gptkbp:operational_cost high
gptkbp:operational_period gptkb:30
gptkbp:orbit_type gptkb:Columbia
gptkbp:orbital_altitude gptkb:true
200 to 600 km
28,000 km/h
gptkbp:orbital_inclination 57 degrees
gptkbp:orbital_period up to 14 days
managed
gptkbp:payload_bay_height 2.5 m
gptkbp:payload_bay_length 18.3 m
gptkbp:payload_bay_width 4.6 m
gptkbp:payload_capacity 24,400 kg
gptkbp:primary_use gptkb:scientific_research
satellite deployment
gptkbp:research conducted
gptkbp:safety_record mixed
gptkbp:spaceflights over 500
gptkbp:speed over 25,000 km/h
gptkbp:total_orbit_days over 1,300
gptkbp:used_for gptkb:human_spaceflight
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Enterprise
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4