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Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disaster
GPTKB entity
Statements (41)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:disaster_response
aviation accident
gptkbp:cause
O-ring failure
SRB joint failure
gptkbp:crewMembersKilled
7
gptkbp:date
1986-01-28
gptkbp:explosion
yes
gptkbp:followedBy
gptkb:STS-26
gptkbp:goal
conduct educational lessons
deploy TDRS-B satellite
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
gptkbp:impact
halted Space Shuttle program
gptkbp:investigatedBy
gptkb:Rogers_Commission
gptkbp:launchDate
11:38 a.m. EST
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Cape_Canaveral,_Florida
gptkbp:mediaCoverage
extensive
gptkbp:memorial
gptkb:Space_Mirror_Memorial
gptkb:Challenger_Center_for_Space_Science_Education
gptkbp:mission
gptkb:STS-51-L
gptkbp:notableCast
gptkb:Judith_Resnik
gptkb:Christa_McAuliffe
gptkb:Ellison_Onizuka
gptkb:Ronald_McNair
gptkb:Francis_R._Scobee
gptkb:Gregory_Jarvis
gptkb:Michael_J._Smith
gptkbp:notableFor
first civilian teacher in space program participant
prompted major NASA safety reforms
first in-flight fatal accident of NASA's space program
gptkbp:operator
gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:precededBy
gptkb:STS-61-C
gptkbp:publicReaction
widespread shock
gptkbp:relatedTo
gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Columbia_disaster
gptkbp:result
loss of crew
loss of vehicle
gptkbp:televisionShow
yes
gptkbp:timeAfterLaunch
73 seconds
gptkbp:vehicleType
gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Challenger
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Rogers_Commission_(Challenger_disaster_investigation)
gptkbp:bfsLayer
4