US Space Shuttle program

GPTKB entity

Statements (63)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:casualties gptkb:Columbia_disaster
gptkb:Challenger_disaster
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crew true
gptkbp:externalFuelTank used
gptkbp:firstFlight gptkb:STS-1
1981-04-12
gptkbp:flightNumber 135
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label US Space Shuttle program
gptkbp:lastFlight gptkb:STS-135
2011-07-21
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkbp:mainLandingSite gptkb:White_Sands_Space_Harbor
gptkb:Edwards_Air_Force_Base
gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkbp:notableMission Hubble Space Telescope deployment
International Space Station assembly
Spacelab missions
satellite repair
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Francis_Scobee
gptkb:Ilon_Ramon
gptkb:William_McCool
gptkb:John_Young
gptkb:Judith_Resnik
gptkb:Michael_Anderson
gptkb:Sally_Ride
gptkb:Michael_Smith
gptkb:Christa_McAuliffe
gptkb:Eileen_Collins
gptkb:Ellison_Onizuka
gptkb:Guion_Bluford
gptkb:Kalpana_Chawla
gptkb:Laurel_Clark
gptkb:Mae_Jemison
gptkb:Rick_Husband
gptkb:Ronald_McNair
gptkb:Story_Musgrave
gptkb:David_Brown
gptkb:Gregory_Jarvis
gptkbp:numberOfAstronautsFlown over 350
gptkbp:numberOfOrbitersBuilt 6
gptkbp:numberOfOrbitersFlown 5
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbiters gptkb:Columbia
gptkb:Endeavour
gptkb:Challenger
gptkb:Atlantis
gptkb:Discovery
Enterprise
gptkbp:payloadToLEO ~27,500 kg
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Apollo_program
gptkbp:purpose scientific research
human spaceflight
satellite deployment
space station construction
gptkbp:retired 2011
gptkbp:reusableVehicle true
gptkbp:solidRocketBoosters used
gptkbp:startDate 1972
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Commercial_Crew_Program
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Energia-Buran_program
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7