U. S. Space Shuttle

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:challenger_disaster_date January 28, 1986
gptkbp:columbia_disaster_date February 1, 2003
gptkbp:crew gptkb:Guion_S._Bluford_Jr.
extensive
gptkbp:crew_capacity gptkb:7
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:Rockwell_International
gptkbp:durability gptkb:true
gptkbp:duration 30 years
gptkbp:emergency_services July 21, 2011
March 30, 1982
gptkbp:engine gptkb:3
gptkbp:fifth_orbiter gptkb:Endeavour
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:STS-1
July 21, 2011
April 12, 1981
gptkbp:first_mission_to_hubble_space_telescope gptkb:STS-31
gptkbp:first_mission_to_international_space_station gptkb:STS-88
gptkbp:first_mission_to_mars planned but not executed.
gptkbp:first_non_american_astronaut gptkb:Ulf_Merbold
gptkbp:flight_style 135
gptkbp:fourth_orbiter gptkb:Atlantis
gptkbp:gender gptkb:Sally_Ride
gptkbp:has_programs $196 billion
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U. S. Space Shuttle
gptkbp:inspiration commercial crew programs
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Launch_System
2
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:mission gptkb:STS-135
gptkbp:nasaadministrator_during_program gptkb:Daniel_S._Goldin
gptkbp:notable_mission gptkb:Mars_Exploration_Program
Hubble Space Telescope deployment
International Space Station construction
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:operational_period 1981-2011
gptkbp:operational_status retired
gptkbp:orbit_type gptkb:Columbia
gptkb:5
3 main components
gptkbp:orbital_altitude 200 to 400 kilometers
gptkbp:orbital_inclination 57 degrees
gptkbp:payload_capacity 4,500 kg
24,400 kg
gptkbp:primary_function transporting astronauts and cargo to space
gptkbp:program_successor gptkb:Space_Launch_System
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Space_Launch_System
gptkbp:safety_record 2 disasters
gptkbp:second_orbiter gptkb:Challenger
gptkbp:spaceflights 355
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Orion_spacecraft
gptkbp:third_orbiter gptkb:Discovery
gptkbp:used_for gptkb:international_collaboration
gptkb:human_spaceflight
gptkb:scientific_research
satellite deployment
space station resupply
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:astronaut
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4