Space Shuttle Challenger crew
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The Space Shuttle Challenger crew was the seven-member NASA astronaut team that tragically perished in the Challenger disaster during the STS-51-L mission in 1986.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Space Shuttle Challenger STS-51-L crew | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA astronaut group
ⓘ
spaceflight crew ⓘ |
| associatedDisaster | Space Shuttle Challenger disaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | 7 ⓘ |
| causeOfDisaster | solid rocket booster O-ring failure ⓘ |
| commander | Francis R. Scobee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfDisaster | 1986-01-28 ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| honoredBy | Challenger Center for Space Science Education NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1986-01-28 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| member |
Christa McAuliffe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ellison Onizuka NERFINISHED ⓘ Francis R. Scobee NERFINISHED ⓘ Gregory Jarvis NERFINISHED ⓘ Judith Resnik NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael J. Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronald McNair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorial |
Challenger Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Space Mirror Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionDesignation | STS-51-L NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionNumberInProgram | 25th Space Shuttle mission ⓘ |
| missionObjective |
conduct Spartan-Halley astronomy experiment
ⓘ
conduct Teacher in Space Project lessons ⓘ deploy Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-B (TDRS-B) ⓘ |
| missionPatch | STS-51-L mission patch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionSpecialist |
Ellison Onizuka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Judith Resnik NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronald McNair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionType | Space Shuttle mission ⓘ |
| notableFor |
loss 73 seconds after launch
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perishing in the Challenger disaster ⓘ |
| numberOfCrewMembers | 7 ⓘ |
| operatedVehicle |
OV-099
NERFINISHED
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Space Shuttle Challenger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf | STS-51-L mission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| payloadSpecialist |
Christa McAuliffe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gregory Jarvis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pilot | Michael J. Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDisaster | off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Florida ⓘ |
| plannedMissionDuration | 6 days ⓘ |
| program |
NASA Space Shuttle program
ⓘ
surface form:
Space Shuttle program
|
| shuttleOrbiter | Challenger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | National Aeronautics and Space Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | deceased ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Space Shuttle Challenger STS-51-L crew
this entity surface form:
Space Shuttle Challenger STS-51-L crew