STS-1
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STS-1 was the inaugural crewed mission of NASA’s Space Shuttle program, marking the first orbital test flight of the reusable orbiter Columbia in 1981.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| STS-1 mission patch | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Space Shuttle mission
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crewed spaceflight ⓘ orbital test flight ⓘ |
| apogee | approximately 259 kilometers ⓘ |
| callSign | Columbia ⓘ |
| commander |
Joe Engle
ⓘ
surface form:
John W. Young
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| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| crewMember |
Joe Engle
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surface form:
John W. Young
Robert L. Crippen ⓘ |
| crewNationality | American ⓘ |
| crewSize | 2 ⓘ |
| externalTank | ET-1 ⓘ |
| firstCrewedFlightOf |
NASA Space Shuttle program
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surface form:
Space Shuttle program
|
| firstFlightOf | Space Shuttle Columbia ⓘ |
| followedBy | STS-2 ⓘ |
| inclination | 40.3 degrees ⓘ |
| landingDate | 1981-04-14 ⓘ |
| landingMethod | unpowered horizontal landing ⓘ |
| landingRunway | Runway 23 ⓘ |
| landingSite | Edwards Air Force Base ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1981-04-12 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A
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LC-39A ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Space Shuttle Columbia ⓘ |
| missionDuration | 2 days 6 hours 20 minutes ⓘ |
| missionInsignia |
STS-1
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
STS-1 mission patch
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| missionNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| missionPatchDesigner | Robert McCall ⓘ |
| missionType | orbital flight test ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first crewed orbital flight of a reusable spacecraft
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first orbital flight of the Space Shuttle ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbiter | Columbia ⓘ |
| orbiterVehicleDesignation | OV-102 ⓘ |
| orbitsCompleted | 37 ⓘ |
| perigee | approximately 235 kilometers ⓘ |
| pilot | Robert L. Crippen ⓘ |
| precededBy | none ⓘ |
| program | Space Transportation System ⓘ |
| reentryProfile | test of Shuttle reentry and landing capabilities ⓘ |
| solidRocketBoosters | SRB-1 pair ⓘ |
| spaceAgency |
NASA
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surface form:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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| spacecraft | Space Shuttle Columbia ⓘ |
| spaceShuttleProgram |
NASA Space Shuttle program
ⓘ
surface form:
Space Shuttle program
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| tested |
Space Shuttle main engines in orbital operations
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Space Shuttle thermal protection system ⓘ orbiter flight control systems ⓘ rendezvous and navigation systems ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
STS-1 mission patch