Space Shuttle Challenger

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Space Shuttle Challenger was a NASA orbiter best known for its tragic 1986 in-flight breakup shortly after launch, which killed all seven astronauts aboard and profoundly impacted the U.S. space program.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Challenger	4
Space Shuttle Challenger OV-099	1

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rockwell International → built → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

STS-7 → callsign → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

this entity surface form: Challenger

To Space and Back → hasSubject → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

STS-41-G → launchVehicle → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

STS-41B → launchVehicle → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

Apollo 17 → lunarModule → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

this entity surface form: Challenger

Space Transportation System → notableOrbiter → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

Space Shuttle orbiter → otherOrbiterName → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

this entity surface form: Challenger

Michael J. Smith → spaceShuttle → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

Francis R. Scobee → spaceShuttleFlown → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

this entity surface form: Space Shuttle Challenger OV-099

Ronald McNair → spaceShuttleFlown → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

Judith Resnik → spaceShuttleFlownOn → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

STS-51L → spaceShuttleOrbiter → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

this entity surface form: Challenger

STS-41-G → spacecraft → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

STS-41B → spacecraft → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

STS-51L → spacecraft → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

STS-7 → spacecraft → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

Canadarm → usedOnVehicle → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

Space Shuttle Main Engines → usedOnVehicle → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

Space Shuttle ISS assembly flights → usedSpacecraft → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ