Space Transportation System

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:NASA's_Artemis_program
gptkbp:crew gptkb:Guion_S._Bluford_Jr.
extensive
gptkbp:crew_capacity gptkb:7
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:durability gptkb:true
gptkbp:duration 30 years
gptkbp:engine gptkb:RS-25
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:STS-1
July 21, 2011
April 12, 1981
gptkbp:flight_style 135
gptkbp:fuel_capacity gptkb:External_Tank
gptkbp:gender gptkb:Sally_Ride
gptkbp:has_programs $196 billion
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Space Transportation System
gptkbp:influenced human space exploration
commercial spaceflight
international space cooperation
gptkbp:launch_date approximately 5 per year
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Space_Shuttle
two
gptkbp:legacy paved the way for future space missions
gptkbp:mission gptkb:STS-135
gptkb:STS-41-B
62
73
low Earth orbit
gptkbp:notable_mission gptkb:STS-135
gptkb:STS-31
gptkb:STS-114
gptkb:STS-7
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:operational_status retired
gptkbp:orbit_type gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Orbiter
gptkbp:payload_capacity up to 27,500 kg
gptkbp:primary_mission gptkb:human_spaceflight
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Space_Launch_System
gptkbp:safety_record improved over time
gptkbp:significant_event gptkb:Columbia_disaster
gptkb:Challenger_disaster
Hubble Space Telescope deployment
International Space Station construction
gptkbp:success_rate 98%
gptkbp:used_for gptkb:space_exploration
gptkb:scientific_research
cargo transport
satellite deployment
crew transport
space station resupply
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Space_Shuttle
gptkb:Japan_Aerospace_Exploration_Agency_(JAXA)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4