Space Shuttle Challenger disaster

GPTKB entity

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