Space Shuttle Discovery

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Space_Shuttle
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Fred_Gregory
gptkb:Frederick_D._Gregory
gptkb:Eileen_Collins
gptkb:Steven_Lindsey
gptkbp:crew gptkb:Matthew_Dominick
gptkb:Frederick_Sturckow
gptkb:Wendy_Lawrence
gptkb:Luca_Parmitano
gptkb:NASA_Astronaut_Training_Program
gptkb:Douglas_Hurley
gptkb:Jessica_Watkins
gptkb:Thomas_Pesquet
gptkb:Laurel_B._Clark
gptkb:Michael_Fincke
gptkb:Michael_Foale
gptkb:Curtis_Brown
gptkb:David_M._Brown
gptkb:Samantha_Cristoforetti
gptkb:David_C._Leestma
gptkb:Charles_Bolden_Jr.
gptkb:Michael_Anderson
gptkb:Thomas_D._Jones
gptkb:Fred_Gregory
gptkb:Ilan_Ramon
gptkb:William_C._Mc_Cool
gptkb:Gregory_Jarvis
gptkb:Douglas_Wheelock
gptkb:Tim_Kopra
gptkb:Elon_Musk
gptkb:Anne_Mc_Clain
gptkb:6
gptkb:Laurel_Clark
gptkb:Alvin_Drew
gptkb:Leroy_Chiao
gptkb:Catherine_Coleman
gptkb:Franklin_Chang-Diaz
gptkb:Kalpana_Chawla
gptkb:Robert_Behnken
gptkb:Robert_L._Behnken
gptkb:Alexander_Gerst
gptkb:Alfred_Worden
gptkb:Gregory_Johnson
gptkb:John_Young
gptkb:Michael_P._Anderson
gptkb:Victor_Glover
gptkb:Jean-François_Clervoy
gptkb:Robert_L._Crippen
gptkb:Mark_Vande_Hei
gptkb:Pam_Melroy
gptkb:Scott_Tingle
gptkb:Eric_Boe
gptkb:Rick_D._Husband
gptkb:Charles_D._Gemar
gptkb:Suni_Williams
gptkb:Scott_Kelly
gptkb:Richard_O._Covey
gptkb:John_W._Young
gptkb:Mark_T._Vande_Hei
gptkb:Eileen_Collins
gptkb:Jessica_Meir
gptkb:Christina_H._Koch
gptkb:David_Brown
gptkb:Jim_Bridenstine
gptkb:Jeanette_Epps
gptkb:Fred_Leslie
gptkb:Thomas_Marshburn
gptkb:John_M._Lounge
gptkb:Leland_Melvin
gptkb:Gwynne_Shotwell
gptkb:Chris_Cassidy
gptkb:Shannon_Lucid
gptkb:Mark_Kelly
gptkb:Lori_Garver
gptkb:Josh_Cassada
gptkb:Shannon_Walker
gptkb:Winston_Scott
gptkb:Robert_Lightfoot
gptkb:Jeffrey_Ashby
gptkb:Kayla_Barron
gptkb:David_Saint-Jacques
gptkb:Michael_Barratt
gptkb:Mark_Polansky
gptkb:Randy_Bresnik
gptkb:Soichi_Noguchi
gptkb:Steve_Lindsey
gptkb:William_Mc_Cool
gptkb:Drew_Feustel
gptkb:Franklin_Chang-Díaz
gptkb:Scott_Altman
gptkb:Frank_Culbertson
gptkb:Steven_Lindsey
gptkb:Charles_Camarda
gptkb:David_Leestma
gptkb:C._Gordon_Fullerton
gptkb:Jonny_Kim
gptkb:John_Lounge
gptkb:Charles_Bolden
gptkb:Shane_Kimbrough
gptkb:Zena_Cardman
gptkb:Kjell_N._Nilsen
gptkb:Nicole_Stott
over 200
230
Ilon Musk
Ilon Stibbe
Over 200 astronauts
William Pailes
gptkbp:crew_capacity gptkb:7
gptkbp:debut gptkb:STS-133
gptkb:STS-1
gptkb:STS-41-D
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:2011
gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:durability gptkb:true
gptkbp:elevation Low Earth Orbit
gptkbp:emergency_services September 5, 1984
1984-09-05
2011-06-09
2011-06-24
March 9, 2011
June 24, 2011
1984-08-30
September 6, 1984
April 17, 2012
gptkbp:engine gptkb:3
3 RS-25
gptkbp:engine_type gptkb:RS-25
gptkbp:famous_for Longest-serving orbiter
gptkbp:final_landing_date March 9, 2011
June 24, 2011
gptkbp:final_mission_crew_role gptkb:Commander
gptkb:Pilot
gptkb:missions
gptkbp:final_mission_crew_size gptkb:6
gptkbp:final_mission_launch_site gptkb:Launch_Complex_39_A
gptkbp:final_mission_payload_mass 12,000 pounds
gptkbp:final_payload Express Logistics Carrier-3
gptkbp:final_use gptkb:2011
gptkbp:first_american_spacecraft to fly a female astronaut
gptkbp:first_docking_with_iss gptkb:STS-96
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:STS-133
gptkb:STS-23
gptkb:STS-1
gptkb:STS-41-D
gptkb:STS-114
2011-03-09
March 9, 2011
2011-02-24
1984-08-30
to carry a satellite into orbit
August 30, 1984
to land on a runway after a mission
gptkbp:first_flight_to_hubble_space_telescope gptkb:STS-31
gptkbp:first_flight_to_international_space_station gptkb:STS-96
gptkbp:first_flight_with_new_solid_rocket_boosters gptkb:STS-133
gptkbp:first_introduced gptkb:1984
gptkb:Solid_Rocket_Boosters
gptkbp:first_launch_crew gptkb:Frederick_D._Gregory
gptkbp:first_launch_mission gptkb:STS-41-D
gptkbp:first_mission_crew gptkb:5
gptkbp:first_mission_landing_date September 5, 1984
gptkbp:first_mission_landing_time September 5, 1984, 8:00 AM EDT
gptkbp:first_mission_launch_time 11:15 AM EDT
gptkbp:first_mission_payload gptkb:TDRS-1
Communication satellites
gptkbp:first_mission_to_deliver_module_to_iss gptkb:STS-133
gptkbp:first_mission_to_return_astronauts_from_iss gptkb:STS-133
gptkbp:first_mission_to_service_hubble gptkb:STS-61
gptkbp:first_mission_to_transport_astronauts_from_iss gptkb:STS-133
gptkbp:first_mission_to_transport_astronauts_to_eris gptkb:STS-1
gptkbp:first_mission_to_transport_astronauts_to_eris_orbit gptkb:STS-1
gptkbp:first_mission_to_transport_astronauts_to_geostationary_orbit gptkb:STS-1
gptkbp:first_mission_to_transport_astronauts_to_geostationary_transfer_orbit gptkb:STS-1
gptkbp:first_mission_to_transport_astronauts_to_haumea gptkb:STS-1
gptkbp:first_mission_to_transport_astronauts_to_haumea_orbit gptkb:STS-1
gptkbp:first_mission_to_transport_astronauts_to_iss gptkb:STS-96
gptkbp:first_mission_to_transport_astronauts_to_low_earth_orbit gptkb:STS-1
gptkbp:first_mission_to_transport_astronauts_to_lunar_orbit gptkb:STS-1
gptkbp:first_mission_to_transport_astronauts_to_makemake gptkb:STS-1
gptkbp:first_mission_to_transport_astronauts_to_makemake_orbit gptkb:STS-1
gptkbp:first_mission_to_transport_astronauts_to_mars_orbit gptkb:STS-1
gptkbp:first_mission_to_transport_astronauts_to_mercury_orbit gptkb:STS-1
gptkbp:first_mission_to_transport_astronauts_to_pluto_orbit gptkb:STS-1
gptkbp:first_mission_to_transport_astronauts_to_sedna gptkb:STS-1
gptkbp:first_mission_to_transport_astronauts_to_sedna_orbit gptkb:STS-1
gptkbp:first_mission_to_transport_astronauts_to_space gptkb:STS-1
gptkbp:first_mission_to_transport_astronauts_to_venus_orbit gptkb:STS-1
gptkbp:first_mission_to_transport_astronauts_to_xena gptkb:STS-1
gptkbp:first_mission_to_transport_astronauts_to_xena_orbit gptkb:STS-1
gptkbp:first_mission_to_transport_international_space_station gptkb:STS-133
gptkbp:first_mission_to_transport_international_space_station_module gptkb:STS-133
gptkbp:first_mission_to_transport_science_experiments gptkb:STS-7
gptkbp:first_mission_to_transport_space_lab gptkb:STS-9
gptkbp:first_mission_to_transport_spacelab gptkb:STS-9
gptkbp:first_satellite_deployment gptkb:TDRS-1
gptkbp:first_science_mission gptkb:STS-7
gptkbp:flight_style gptkb:39
gptkbp:has_museum gptkb:Steven_F._Udvar-Hazy_Center
gptkb:Smithsonian_National_Air_and_Space_Museum
gptkbp:has_programs gptkb:Space_Shuttle
gptkbp:height 17.3 m
17.2 meters
17.3 meters
56.1 ft
56.1 feet
56.5 feet
56.6 feet
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Space Shuttle Discovery
gptkbp:landing_site gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkb:Edwards_Air_Force_Base
gptkb:Runway_15
September 5, 1984
gptkbp:last_mission_landing_date June 24, 2011
gptkbp:last_mission_landing_time March 9, 2011, 11:57 AM EST
gptkbp:last_mission_launch_time 4:53 PM EST
gptkbp:last_mission_payload Express Logistics Carrier-3
Permanent module for ISS
gptkbp:last_spacewalk gptkb:STS-133
gptkbp:launch_date April 12, 1981
February 24, 2011
1984-08-30
August 30, 1984
gptkbp:launch_mass 122,000 kg
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:OV-103
gptkb:Space_Shuttle
2
gptkbp:launched gptkb:1989
gptkb:39
gptkbp:length 122.17 feet
37.2 meters
122.17 ft
37.2 m
gptkbp:location gptkb:National_Air_and_Space_Museum
gptkb:Steven_F._Udvar-Hazy_Center
gptkb:Smithsonian_National_Air_and_Space_Museum
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Rockwell_International
gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:mass 4,500 kg
gptkbp:max_speed 17,500 mph
gptkbp:max_takeoff_weight 122,000 kg
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Johnson_Space_Center
gptkb:Deliver_Express_Logistics_Carrier-1
gptkb:Deliver_Permanent_Multipurpose_Module
gptkb:27
gptkb:International_Space_Station
gptkb:STS-133
gptkb:39
gptkb:STS-1
gptkb:STS-41-D
8
April 12, 1981
Hubble Space Telescope deployment
March 9, 2011
Hubble Space Telescope servicing missions
Return to Earth with crew and cargo
Deliver Express Logistics Carrier-3 and Permanent Multipurpose Module
gptkbp:mission_duration 13 days
6 days
12 days, 19 hours, 24 minutes
6 days, 56 minutes
13 days, 19 hours, 24 minutes
13 days, 19 hours, 47 minutes
365 days in space
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Disco
gptkbp:notable_achievements Delivered the Hubble Space Telescope
First shuttle to fly after the Challenger disaster
Completed the assembly of the International Space Station
First shuttle to fly a mission after the Challenger disaster.
gptkbp:notable_event Carried the first American woman in space
Carried the first American woman to fly in space
Carried the first module of the ISS
Completed the final shuttle mission
Delivered the Hubble Space Telescope
First shuttle to fly after the Challenger disaster
Carried the first African American astronaut in space
Participated in the first shuttle flight to the ISS
Conducted the first shuttle mission after the Columbia disaster
Carried the first American woman to command a space shuttle mission
Completed the assembly of the International Space Station
Carried the first astronaut of Indian descent in space
First shuttle to fly after Challenger disaster
Carried the first African American in space
Carried the first astronaut with a disability
First shuttle to fly after Columbia disaster
gptkbp:notable_mission gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope_servicing_mission
gptkb:STS-133
gptkb:STS-1
gptkb:STS-121
gptkb:STS-135
gptkb:STS-31
gptkb:STS-114
gptkb:Return_to_Flight_after_Columbia
Hubble Space Telescope deployment
Hubble Space Telescope Deployment
International Space Station assembly
International Space Station Construction
Hubble Space Telescope servicing missions
Return to Flight after Columbia disaster
International Space Station assembly missions
Delivered the Z1 Truss and the first module of the ISS.
Chandra X-ray Observatory Deployment
Mars Exploration Rover Deployment
Return to Flight after Challenger
STS-114 (Return to Flight)
STS-121 (Return to Flight)
STS-133 (Final mission)
STS-133 (Permanent ISS crew delivery)
STS-31 (Hubble deployment)
STS-92 (Z1 Truss installation)
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:operating_hours 365 days
365.6
54 hours, 33 minutes
gptkbp:operational_period gptkb:27
27 years
1984-2011
gptkbp:operational_status Retired
gptkbp:orbit_type gptkb:OV-103
5,830
gptkbp:orbital_altitude Low Earth Orbit
200 miles
200 to 400 kilometers
200 to 600 km
28,000 km/h
17,500 mph
28,160 km/h
gptkbp:orbital_inclination 28.5 degrees
57 degrees
gptkbp:orbital_period 90 minutes
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Discovery_Channel
gptkbp:payload_capacity gptkb:Chandra_X-ray_Observatory
gptkb:TDRS-1
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkb:Space_Shuttle
8,000 lb
27,000 kg
24,400 kg
14,000 kg
International Space Station modules
27,200 kg
25,000 kg
27,000 kilograms
22,700 kg
22,300 lb
gptkbp:retirement_year 2011-03-09
2011-11-09
March 2011
2011-06-09
June 2011
March 9, 2011
gptkbp:service gptkb:navigation_system
gptkb:cybernetic_enhancements
gptkb:communication_systems
Landing gear
Instrumentation
Safety systems
Structural system
Mechanical systems
Propulsion system
Electrical system
Ground support equipment
27 years
Payload bay
Power system
Thermal control system
Flight control system
Environmental control system
Payload operations
Life support system
Emergency systems
Orbital maneuvering system
Thermal protection system
Crew cabin
RCS thrusters
Data handling system
Main engines
gptkbp:service_frequency 1984-2011
gptkbp:significant_event Hubble Space Telescope deployment
International Space Station assembly
Return to Flight after Columbia disaster
Carried the first American woman in space
Carried the first module of the ISS
First shuttle to fly after Challenger disaster
Carried the first African American in space
Carried the first astronaut from Namibia to the ISS
Carried the first astronaut from Cape Verde to the ISS
Carried the first astronaut from Argentina to the ISS
Carried the first astronaut from Democratic Republic of the Congo to the ISS
Carried the first astronaut from Lesotho to the ISS
Carried the first astronaut from Ethiopia to the ISS
Carried the first astronaut from the UAE to the ISS
Carried the first astronaut from Germany to the ISS
Carried the first astronaut from Zimbabwe to the ISS
Carried the first astronaut from Equatorial Guinea to the ISS
Carried the first astronaut from South Korea to the ISS
Carried the first American astronaut to the ISS
Carried the first Canadian astronaut to the ISS
Carried the first European astronaut to the ISS
Carried the first Japanese astronaut to the ISS
Carried the first astronaut from Angola to the ISS
Carried the first astronaut from Brazil to the ISS
Carried the first astronaut from Chad to the ISS
Carried the first astronaut from Egypt to the ISS
Carried the first astronaut from France to the ISS
Carried the first astronaut from Gabon to the ISS
Carried the first astronaut from Ghana to the ISS
Carried the first astronaut from Guinea to the ISS
Carried the first astronaut from India to the ISS
Carried the first astronaut from Italy to the ISS
Carried the first astronaut from Kenya to the ISS
Carried the first astronaut from Malawi to the ISS
Carried the first astronaut from Mali to the ISS
Carried the first astronaut from Mexico to the ISS
Carried the first astronaut from Niger to the ISS
Carried the first astronaut from Rwanda to the ISS
Carried the first astronaut from Spain to the ISS
Carried the first astronaut from Sudan to the ISS
Carried the first astronaut from Uganda to the ISS
Carried the first astronaut from Zambia to the ISS
Carried the first crew to the ISS
Carried the first space telescope
Delivered the first American laboratory to the ISS
Delivered the first module to the ISS
Carried the first astronaut from São Tomé and Príncipe to the ISS
Carried the first astronaut from Tanzania to the ISS
Carried the first astronaut from Ivory Coast to the ISS
Carried the first astronaut from Nigeria to the ISS
Carried the first astronaut from Burundi to the ISS
Carried the first astronaut from Sierra Leone to the ISS
Carried the first astronaut from Mozambique to the ISS
Carried the first astronaut from Central African Republic to the ISS
Carried the first astronaut from Botswana to the ISS
Carried the first astronaut from Republic of the Congo to the ISS
Carried the first astronaut from Burkina Faso to the ISS
Carried the first astronaut from Madagascar to the ISS
Carried the first astronaut from Somalia to the ISS
Carried the first astronaut from Mauritius to the ISS
Carried the first astronaut from Swaziland to the ISS
Carried the first astronaut from Cameroon to the ISS
Carried the first astronaut from Liberia to the ISS
Carried the first astronaut from Seychelles to the ISS
Carried the first astronaut from Comoros to the ISS
gptkbp:spaceflights gptkb:27
gptkbp:status Retired
gptkbp:success_rate 100%
gptkbp:total_orbit 5,830 orbits
gptkbp:used_for gptkb:Scientific_research
Cargo transport
Crew transport
Satellite deployment
Space station construction
gptkbp:weight 78,000 kg
165,000 pounds
gptkbp:wingspan 23.8 meters
78.04 feet
23.8 m
78.04 ft
78.06 feet
78.0 feet
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gptkb:Sally_Ride
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gptkb:NASA
gptkb:camera
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