Space Shuttle Discovery

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NASA space shuttle Space Shuttle orbiter spacecraft

Space Shuttle Discovery is a retired NASA orbiter best known for launching the Hubble Space Telescope and conducting numerous key missions in the Space Shuttle program.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Space Shuttle Discovery canonical	117
External Tank	1

Statements (72)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NASA space shuttle ⓘ Space Shuttle orbiter ⓘ spacecraft ⓘ
auxiliaryPropulsion	two Solid Rocket Boosters ⓘ
basedAt	Kennedy Space Center ⓘ
carriedAstronaut	John Glenn ⓘ
carriedModule	Destiny laboratory logistics and components ⓘ Harmony module ⓘ Kibo Japanese Experiment Module components ⓘ
countryOfOperator	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
crewCapacity	7 ⓘ
currentLocation	National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C. ⓘ surface form: Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center ⓘ
displayOpenedToPublic	2012-04-19 ⓘ
firstFlight	STS-41-D ⓘ
firstFlightDate	1984-08-30 ⓘ
firstFlightLaunchSite	Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A ⓘ surface form: Kennedy Space Center LC-39A
firstLaunchYear	1984 ⓘ
followedBy	Space Shuttle Atlantis ⓘ Space Shuttle Endeavour ⓘ
height	17.25 meters ⓘ
lastFlight	STS-133 ⓘ
lastFlightDate	2011-02-24 ⓘ
lastFlightLandingSite	Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility ⓘ
lastLaunchYear	2011 ⓘ
launchedPayload	Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ
launchedPayloadOnMission	Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ surface form: Hubble Space Telescope on STS-31
launchMass	~2030000 kilograms ⓘ
launchSite	Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A ⓘ Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B ⓘ
length	37.24 meters ⓘ
manufacturer	Rockwell International ⓘ Rockwell International ⓘ surface form: Rockwell International Space Transportation Systems Division
missionCarryingJohnGlenn	STS-95 ⓘ
namedAfter	RRS Discovery ⓘ ship Discovery used by James Cook ⓘ
notableFor	conducting NASA return-to-flight missions after Challenger and Columbia accidents ⓘ flying the oldest person in space at the time, John Glenn ⓘ launching the Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ
notableMission	STS-114 ⓘ STS-120 ⓘ STS-133 ⓘ STS-26 ⓘ STS-31 ⓘ STS-51-L preparation and follow-on return-to-flight ⓘ STS-95 ⓘ
numberOfFlights	39 ⓘ
operator	NASA ⓘ
orbiterDesignation	OV-103 ⓘ
orbiterDryMass	~78000 kilograms ⓘ
orbiterSequenceNumber	third operational orbiter ⓘ
payloadToLEO	up to 27500 kilograms ⓘ
precededBy	Space Shuttle Challenger disaster ⓘ surface form: Space Shuttle Challenger Space Shuttle Columbia ⓘ
program	NASA Space Shuttle program ⓘ surface form: Space Shuttle program
propulsion	three Space Shuttle Main Engines ⓘ
retirementDate	2011-03-09 ⓘ
returnToFlightMission	STS-114 ⓘ STS-26 ⓘ
role	orbital spacecraft ⓘ spaceplane ⓘ
spaceAgency	NASA ⓘ
status	retired ⓘ
supportedProgram	International Space Station assembly ⓘ
thermalProtectionSystem	silica tiles and reinforced carbon-carbon ⓘ
totalDistanceTraveled	238000000 kilometers ⓘ
totalOrbitsOfEarth	5830 ⓘ
totalTimeInSpace	365 days ⓘ
type	reusable crewed spacecraft ⓘ
visitedDestination	International Space Station program ⓘ surface form: International Space Station Mir space station ⓘ
wingspan	23.79 meters ⓘ

Referenced by (118)

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

Roberta Bondar → spaceShuttle → Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ

NASA Space Shuttle program → component → Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ

this entity surface form: External Tank

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center → housesArtifact → Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ

Hubble Space Telescope → launchVehicle → Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ

STS-42 → spacecraft → Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ

STS-42 → launchVehicle → Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ

Shannon Lucid → spaceShuttleFlight → Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ

Space Transportation System → notableOrbiter → Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ

Rockwell International → built → Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ

Space Shuttle Main Engines → usedOnVehicle → Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ

STS-114 → spacecraft → Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ

STS-114 → launchVehicle → Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ

STS-26 → launchVehicle → Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ

STS-26 → spacecraft → Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ

Judith Resnik → spaceShuttleFlownOn → Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ

Canadarm → usedOnVehicle → Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ

STS-31 → spacecraft → Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ

STS-31 → usedLaunchVehicle → Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ

Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph → launchVehicle → Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ

Faint Object Camera → launchVehicle → Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ

STS-82 → spacecraft → Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ

STS-82 → launchVehicle → Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ

Faint Object Spectrograph → launchVehicle → Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ

STS-103 → spacecraft → Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ

STS-103 → missionPatchFeature → Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ

Rick D. Husband → spacecraftFlown → Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ

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

Harmony module → launchVehicle → Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ

subject surface form: Harmony

Mir space station → visitedBy → Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ

IML-1 → spacecraft → Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ

Ulf Merbold → wasAboard → Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ

STS-41-D → spaceShuttle → Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ

STS-41-D → launchVehicle → Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ

STS-41-D → isMaidenFlightOf → Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ

STS-133 → spacecraft → Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ

STS-133 → launchVehicle → Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ

STS-133 → lastFlightOf → Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ

Norman E. Thagard → spacecraftFlown → Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ

Space Shuttle Atlantis → orbiterFleet → Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ

STS-95 → spacecraft → Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ

STS-95 → launchVehicle → Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ

STS-120 → spacecraft → Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ

STS-120 → launchVehicle → Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ

Shannon Matilda Wells Lucid → launchVehicle → Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ

STS-51-G → spacecraft → Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ

Space Shuttle Challenger → followedBy → Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ

OV-099 → followedBy → Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ

Westar 6 → retrievalSpaceShuttle → Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ

Palapa B2 → retrievalVehicle → Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ

Westar 6 stranded in improper orbit → rescuedBy → Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ