Space Shuttle Challenger

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Space Shuttle orbiter spacecraft

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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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Space Shuttle Challenger canonical	63
Challenger	4
Space Shuttle Challenger OV-099	1
Space Shuttle Challenger and TDRS satellite	1
Space Shuttle Challenger, over Atlantic Ocean	1
Space Shuttle orbiter Challenger	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Space Shuttle orbiter ⓘ spacecraft ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1975-11-26 ⓘ
countryOfOperator	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
crewKilled	7 ⓘ
destructionCause	in-flight breakup ⓘ solid rocket booster O-ring failure ⓘ
destructionDate	1986-01-28 ⓘ
event	Space Shuttle Challenger disaster ⓘ surface form: Challenger disaster
firstFlightDate	1983-04-04 ⓘ
firstMission	STS-6 ⓘ
fleetNumber	OV-099 ⓘ
followedBy	Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ
height	17.25 meters ⓘ
impact	formation of Rogers Commission ⓘ reforms in NASA safety culture ⓘ suspension of Space Shuttle flights ⓘ
lastFlightDate	1986-01-28 ⓘ
lastMission	STS-51-L ⓘ
launchMass	about 2,030,000 kilograms ⓘ
launchSite	Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B ⓘ
length	37.24 meters ⓘ
manufacturer	Rockwell International ⓘ
namedAfter	Challenger expedition ⓘ HMS Challenger ⓘ
notableMission	STS-41B ⓘ surface form: STS-41-B STS-41C ⓘ surface form: STS-41-C STS-41-G ⓘ STS-51-B ⓘ STS-51-F ⓘ STS-61-A ⓘ STS-7 ⓘ STS-8 ⓘ
operator	NASA ⓘ
orbiterDesignation	OV-099 ⓘ
orbiterDryMass	about 78,000 kilograms ⓘ
payloadBayDiameter	4.6 meters ⓘ
payloadBayLength	18.3 meters ⓘ
precededBy	Space Shuttle Columbia ⓘ
program	NASA Space Shuttle program ⓘ surface form: Space Shuttle program
rolloutDate	1982-06-30 ⓘ
spaceAgency	NASA ⓘ
status	destroyed ⓘ
successor	Space Shuttle Endeavour ⓘ
totalCompletedMissions	9 ⓘ
totalCrewMembersFlown	51 ⓘ
totalFlights	10 ⓘ
totalTimeInSpace	56 minutes ⓘ 62 days ⓘ 7 hours ⓘ
wingspan	23.79 meters ⓘ

Referenced by (71)

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

Space Transportation System → notableOrbiter → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

Rockwell International → built → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

Space Shuttle Main Engines → usedOnVehicle → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

STS-41B → spacecraft → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

STS-41B → launchVehicle → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

STS-51L → spacecraft → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

STS-51L → spaceShuttleOrbiter → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

this entity surface form: Challenger

Francis R. Scobee → spaceShuttleFlown → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

this entity surface form: Space Shuttle Challenger OV-099

Space Shuttle orbiter → otherOrbiterName → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

this entity surface form: Challenger

Ronald McNair → spaceShuttleFlown → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

Michael J. Smith → spaceShuttle → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

Judith Resnik → spaceShuttleFlownOn → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

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

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

STS-7 → spacecraft → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

STS-7 → callsign → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

this entity surface form: Challenger

To Space and Back → hasSubject → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

Canadarm → usedOnVehicle → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

Apollo 17 → lunarModule → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

this entity surface form: Challenger

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

Norman E. Thagard → spacecraftFlown → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

Space Shuttle Atlantis → orbiterFleet → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

Space Shuttle Endeavour → replaced → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

Gregory Jarvis → spaceShuttle → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

Spacelab 2 → usedSpacecraft → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

Spacelab 2 → launchVehicle → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

OV-099 → hasName → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

Westar 6 → launchVehicle → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

Palapa B2 → launchVehicle → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

Westar 6 stranded in improper orbit → launchVehicle → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

STS → relatedTo → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

D-1 → spacecraft → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

D-1 → launchVehicle → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-B → launchVehicle → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-B → lostWith → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

this entity surface form: Space Shuttle orbiter Challenger

Teacher in Space Project → spacecraftUsed → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

Challenger Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery → associatedWith → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

OV-105 → replaced → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

STS-41C → spacecraft → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

STS-41C → launchVehicle → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

Vance D. Brand → hasFlownOnVehicle → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

Gordon Fullerton → spaceShuttleFlown → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

Christa McAuliffe Middle School → hasNamesakeSpacecraft → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

Scobee Planetarium, San Antonio College → spacecraft → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

subject surface form: Space Shuttle Challenger’s final mission

Resnik → placeOfDeath → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

subject surface form: Judith Resnik

this entity surface form: Space Shuttle Challenger, over Atlantic Ocean

McNair crater on the Moon → namedForSpacecraft → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

subject surface form: McNair (lunar crater)

Kathryn Scobee → spacecraft → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

subject surface form: STS-51-L

Earth Radiation Budget Satellite → launchVehicle → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ

Shuttle Imaging Radar-B → operatedOn → Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ