Space Shuttle Columbia

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spacecraft
gptkb:Space_Shuttle
gptkbp:aircraft_operated 54 hours
300 days, 6 hours, 34 minutes
16 days, 22 hours, 34 minutes
gptkbp:can gptkb:Ilán_Ramon
gptkbp:collaboration gptkb:International_Space_Station
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Eileen_Collins
gptkbp:commemoration Columbia Memorial Service
gptkbp:cooling_system gptkb:Reinforced_Carbon-Carbon
gptkbp:crew gptkb:NASA_Astronaut_Training_Program
gptkb:Johnson_Space_Center
gptkb:Laurel_B._Clark
gptkb:David_M._Brown
gptkb:Ilan_Ramon
gptkb:William_C._Mc_Cool
gptkb:Charles_D._Hobaugh
gptkb:Kalpana_Chawla
gptkb:John_Young
gptkb:Michael_P._Anderson
gptkb:Robert_L._Crippen
gptkb:Rick_D._Husband
gptkb:John_W._Young
gptkb:Robert_Crippen
extensive
7 astronauts
gptkbp:crew_capacity gptkb:7
gptkbp:crew_lost_in_disaster gptkb:7
gptkbp:debut gptkb:STS-1
gptkb:STS-107
gptkbp:decommissioned March 12, 2008
gptkbp:disaster_consequences loss of all crew members
gptkbp:disaster_location gptkb:Texas
gptkbp:discovery gptkb:Spitzer_Space_Telescope
gptkb:Chandra_X-ray_Observatory
gptkb:Mars_Exploration_Rovers
gptkb:International_Space_Station
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:distance 200 million kilometers
gptkbp:durability gptkb:true
gptkbp:emergency_services gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkb:Edwards_Air_Force_Base
gptkb:STS-107
gptkb:Columbia_disaster
gptkb:STS-107_accident
gptkb:NASA's_Space_Shuttle_program
February 1, 2003
damage to thermal protection system
foam insulation strike
April 14, 1981
Re-entry failure
Thermal protection system failure
Reentry failure
NASA's response team
in-flight breakup
gptkbp:enforces Structural failure due to foam insulation
gptkbp:engine 3 RS-25
3 RS-25 engines
gptkbp:final_crewed_flight gptkb:STS-107
gptkbp:final_flight_crew gptkb:Laurel_B._Clark
gptkb:David_M._Brown
gptkb:Ilan_Ramon
gptkb:William_C._Mc_Cool
gptkb:Charles_D._Hobaugh
gptkb:Michael_P._Anderson
gptkb:Rick_D._Husband
gptkbp:final_landing_date February 1, 2003
gptkbp:final_mission_landing_time 9:16 AM EST
gptkbp:final_mission_launch_site gptkb:Launch_Complex_39_B
gptkbp:final_mission_launch_time 10:39 AM EST
gptkbp:final_orbital_flight gptkb:STS-107
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:STS-1
gptkb:STS-107
April 12, 1981
February 1, 2003
March 1999
March 1, 2008
November 12, 1982
to be reused
gptkbp:first_flight_after_refurbishment July 23, 1999
July 12, 2005
gptkbp:first_international_crew_member gptkb:Ilan_Ramon
gptkbp:first_launch_after_refurbishment gptkb:STS-114
gptkbp:first_refurbishment gptkb:1992
gptkbp:flight_style gptkb:28
gptkbp:has_programs gptkb:Space_Shuttle
gptkbp:height 56.1 ft
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Space Shuttle Columbia
gptkbp:investigates gptkb:Columbia_Accident_Investigation_Board
29 months
foam insulation debris
CAIB Report
gptkbp:is_explored_in halted shuttle flights
gptkbp:landing_distance gptkb:27
gptkbp:landing_site gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
February 1, 2003
April 14, 1981
Runway 15 at Kennedy Space Center
gptkbp:last_flight_duration 16 days
gptkbp:last_orbital_flight gptkb:STS-107
gptkbp:launch_date April 12, 1981
January 16, 2003
gptkbp:launch_mass 110,000 kg
2,030,000 pounds
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkb:Launch_Complex_39_A
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Space_Shuttle
2
2 Solid Rocket Boosters
gptkbp:launched gptkb:28
gptkbp:legacy increased awareness of space safety
gptkbp:length 122.17 ft
37.2 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Rockwell_International
gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:max_takeoff_weight 4,500,000 lb
gptkbp:memorials gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkb:Columbia_Memorial_Space_Center
Columbia Memorial
various memorial services
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Johnson_Space_Center
gptkb:16
gptkb:27
gptkb:28
gptkb:STS-107
gptkb:scientific_research
Microgravity research
Research and experiments
Disaster during re-entry
gptkbp:mission_duration 16 days, 1 hour, 32 minutes
16 days, 22 hours, 43 minutes
gptkbp:mission_sts-1 first shuttle flight
gptkbp:mission_sts-107 final flight
gptkbp:mission_type Scientific Research
Satellite Deployment
International Space Station Assembly
gptkbp:nasaadministrator_during_disaster gptkb:Sean_O'_Keefe
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notable_mission gptkb:STS-50
gptkb:STS-93
gptkb:STS-9
gptkb:STS-1
gptkb:STS-107
gptkb:STS-3
gptkb:STS-31
gptkb:STS-61
gptkb:STS-5
gptkb:STS-87
gptkb:STS-26
gptkb:STS-41_B
Hubble Space Telescope deployment
International Space Station construction
gptkbp:operating_hours 300.5
300.7
gptkbp:operational_period gptkb:22
gptkbp:operational_status Retired
retired
gptkbp:orbit_type gptkb:Columbia
4,808
gptkbp:orbital_altitude 200 miles
200 to 600 km
200 km to 600 km
28,160 km/h
gptkbp:orbital_inclination 57 degrees
39 degrees
gptkbp:payload_capacity 24,400 kg
65,000 lb
27,500 kg
1,000,000 pounds
gptkbp:recovery_method gptkb:Operation_Columba
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:refurbishment_completion_date gptkb:1993
gptkbp:renovation gptkb:2002
gptkbp:research Microgravity experiments
gptkbp:retirement_year July 1999
gptkbp:safety_culture_change NASA's safety culture overhaul
gptkbp:safety_measures improved safety protocols
gptkbp:service gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Orbiter
1981 to 2003
gptkbp:significance safety improvements in space travel
gptkbp:significant_event First shuttle to fly after Challenger disaster.
First shuttle to carry a commercial payload.
First shuttle to carry a crew of seven.
First shuttle to carry a satellite into orbit.
First shuttle to carry a science payload.
First shuttle to carry a telescope.
First shuttle to carry a woman into space.
First shuttle to carry an Israeli astronaut.
First shuttle to conduct a spacewalk.
First shuttle to deploy a satellite.
gptkbp:spacecraft orbital spacecraft
gptkbp:spaceflights gptkb:22
gptkb:27
gptkb:28
gptkbp:status Retired
gptkbp:team Columbia Recovery
gptkbp:total_launches_with_crew gptkb:27
gptkbp:total_launches_without_crew gptkb:1
gptkbp:total_orbit gptkb:300
gptkbp:total_orbit_time 300 days
gptkbp:total_orbital_missions gptkb:28
gptkbp:type orbital spacecraft
gptkbp:weight 2,030,000 lb
gptkbp:wingspan 23.8 m
78.04 ft
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3