Space Shuttle external tank

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Space_Shuttle_external_tank
GPTKB entity
Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:attachedTo gptkb:Solid_Rocket_Boosters
gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:color gptkb:orange
gptkbp:contains liquid oxygen
liquid hydrogen
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:criticalIncident foam shedding (Columbia disaster)
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:diameter 8.4 meters
gptkbp:displayedAt gptkb:California_Science_Center_(ET-94)
gptkbp:emptyWeight 26,500 kg
gptkbp:firstFlight gptkb:STS-1
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Space Shuttle external tank
gptkbp:insulation spray-on foam insulation
gptkbp:jettisoned after main engine cutoff
gptkbp:lastFlight gptkb:STS-135
gptkbp:length 47 meters
gptkbp:locationAfterJettison gptkb:Indian_Ocean
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:mainFunction supply propellants to Space Shuttle Main Engines
gptkbp:mainLine intertank
liquid hydrogen tank
liquid oxygen tank
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Lockheed_Martin
gptkb:Martin_Marietta
gptkbp:mass 760,000 kg
gptkbp:minimumPressure yes
gptkbp:nickname ET
the big orange tank
gptkbp:notableET gptkb:ET-94
gptkbp:previousColor white
gptkbp:reusable no
gptkbp:role fuel storage
structural backbone
gptkbp:usedBetween 1981
2011
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Space_Shuttle
gptkbp:usedIn every Space Shuttle launch
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Lightweight_Tank_(LWT)
gptkb:Standard_Weight_Tank_(SWT)
gptkb:Super_Lightweight_Tank_(SLWT)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Martin_Marietta
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5