The Space Shuttle

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:boosters 2 Solid Rocket Boosters
gptkbp:capacity 27,500 kg
gptkbp:costPerLaunch ~$450 million
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:externalTank 1 External Tank
gptkbp:firstAfricanAmericanInSpace Guion Bluford (STS-8)
gptkbp:firstAmericanWomanInSpace Sally Ride (STS-7)
gptkbp:firstFlight 1981-04-12
gptkbp:firstOrbiterLaunched gptkb:Columbia
gptkbp:firstSpacecraftToBeReused true
gptkbp:flightNumber 135
gptkbp:height 17.27 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Space Shuttle
gptkbp:lastFlight 2011-07-21
gptkbp:lastOrbiterFlown gptkb:Atlantis
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkbp:length 37.24 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Rockwell_International
gptkbp:mass 109,000 kg (empty orbiter)
gptkbp:notableDisasters gptkb:Columbia_disaster_(2003)
gptkb:Challenger_disaster_(1986)
gptkbp:notableMission Hubble Space Telescope deployment
International Space Station assembly
Spacelab missions
satellite deployment and repair
gptkbp:numberOfEngines 3 Space Shuttle Main Engines
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbiters gptkb:Columbia
gptkb:Endeavour
gptkb:Challenger
gptkb:Atlantis
gptkb:Discovery
gptkbp:orbitType gptkb:Low_Earth_Orbit
gptkbp:primaryMission human spaceflight
gptkbp:retired 2011
gptkbp:reusable true
gptkbp:seatingCapacity 7
gptkbp:status retired
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Commercial_Crew_Program
gptkb:Orion_spacecraft
gptkbp:testOrbiter Enterprise
gptkbp:totalCrewLaunched over 800 individuals
gptkbp:totalDistanceTraveled over 870 million km
gptkbp:totalTimeInSpace over 1,300 days
gptkbp:usedFor scientific research
satellite deployment
space station construction
spacecraft servicing
gptkbp:wingspan 23.79 m
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_History_Channel's_Modern_Marvels
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7