Space Shuttle External Tank

GPTKB entity

Statements (62)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:tank
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:International_Space_Station
gptkbp:capacity 1,500,000 liters
gptkbp:challenges thermal protection
gptkbp:collaboration NASA contractors
gptkbp:color gptkb:orange
gptkbp:contains liquid oxygen
liquid hydrogen
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:2011
gptkbp:design 10 flights
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:Rockwell_International
gptkbp:designed_for gptkb:Space_Shuttle
gptkbp:diameter 8.4 meters
gptkbp:environmental_impact gptkb:significant
gptkbp:facilities gptkb:Marshall_Space_Flight_Center
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:STS-1
gptkb:STS-135
STS-135 in July 2011
gptkbp:fuel_type cryogenic
gptkbp:function fuel storage
gptkbp:has_units over 100
gptkbp:height 46.7 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Space Shuttle External Tank
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Apollo_program
gptkbp:involved_in gptkb:Mars_Exploration_Program
gptkb:Earth_observation
spacewalks
Hubble Space Telescope deployment
rescue missions
International Space Station assembly
scientific research missions
Space Shuttle Challenger mission
satellite deployment missions
space station resupply missions
cargo transport missions
crew transport missions
scientific payload delivery
Space Shuttle Atlantis mission
Space Shuttle Columbia mission
Space Shuttle Discovery mission
Space Shuttle Endeavour mission
gptkbp:launch_mass over 700,000 kg
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Space_Shuttle
gptkbp:launched 135 missions
gptkbp:legacy pioneered large-scale tank design
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Lockheed_Martin
gptkbp:material aluminum alloy
gptkbp:notable_features orange foam insulation
gptkbp:operational_period 1981-2011
gptkbp:packaging not reused
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Space_Shuttle
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Space_Launch_System
gptkbp:safety_features pressure relief valves
gptkbp:supports gptkb:Solid_Rocket_Boosters
gptkbp:transportation gptkb:boat
gptkbp:used_by gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:human_spaceflight
gptkbp:waste_management ocean disposal
gptkbp:weight 36,000 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:STS-1
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4