Challenger (OV-099)
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Challenger (OV-099) was NASA’s second operational Space Shuttle orbiter, notable for its early scientific missions and tragically for the 1986 disaster that destroyed the vehicle and killed its seven-member crew.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Challenger | 5 |
| Challenger (OV-099) canonical | 2 |
| Space Shuttle Challenger (OV-099) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7722580 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Challenger (OV-099) Context triple: [OV-102, successorOrbiter, Challenger (OV-099)]
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Challenger family
The Challenger family is a series of Canadian-built business jets known for their wide cabins, long-range performance, and extensive use in both corporate and special mission roles.
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Space Shuttle Columbia
Space Shuttle Columbia was NASA’s first operational space shuttle orbiter, notable for pioneering reusable spacecraft missions and tragically disintegrating during reentry on the STS-107 mission in 2003.
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Challenger
Challenger was a streamlined passenger train operated by the Union Pacific Railroad, known for offering affordable long-distance travel with modern amenities across the American West.
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STS-51L
STS-51L was the ill-fated 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger mission that ended in disaster shortly after launch, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members and major reforms in NASA’s spaceflight program.
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STS-51-L
STS-51-L was the ill-fated 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger mission that ended in disaster shortly after launch, resulting in the loss of all seven crew members.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Challenger (OV-099) Target entity description: Challenger (OV-099) was NASA’s second operational Space Shuttle orbiter, notable for its early scientific missions and tragically for the 1986 disaster that destroyed the vehicle and killed its seven-member crew.
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Challenger family
The Challenger family is a series of Canadian-built business jets known for their wide cabins, long-range performance, and extensive use in both corporate and special mission roles.
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Space Shuttle Columbia
Space Shuttle Columbia was NASA’s first operational space shuttle orbiter, notable for pioneering reusable spacecraft missions and tragically disintegrating during reentry on the STS-107 mission in 2003.
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C.
Challenger
Challenger was a streamlined passenger train operated by the Union Pacific Railroad, known for offering affordable long-distance travel with modern amenities across the American West.
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D.
STS-51L
STS-51L was the ill-fated 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger mission that ended in disaster shortly after launch, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members and major reforms in NASA’s spaceflight program.
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STS-51-L
STS-51-L was the ill-fated 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger mission that ended in disaster shortly after launch, resulting in the loss of all seven crew members.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Space Shuttle orbiter ⓘ |
| carriedAstronaut |
Christa McAuliffe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guion Bluford NERFINISHED ⓘ Sally Ride NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionOrigin | Structural Test Article STA-099 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conversionFrom | STA-099 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOperator |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| crewKilledInFinalMission | 7 ⓘ |
| destructionCause | SRB O-ring failure leading to structural breakup ⓘ |
| destructionDate | 1986-01-28 ⓘ |
| disasterName | Space Shuttle Challenger disaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalMissionCrewCount | 7 ⓘ |
| firstFlight | STS-6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1983-04-04 ⓘ |
| firstFlightMission | STS-6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Discovery (OV-103) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | 17.25 m ⓘ |
| lastFlight | STS-51-L NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastFlightDate | 1986-01-28 ⓘ |
| launchMassApproximate | 110000 kg ⓘ |
| launchSite | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A ⓘ |
| length | 37.24 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Rockwell International NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mission |
STS-41-B
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
STS-41-C NERFINISHED ⓘ STS-41-G NERFINISHED ⓘ STS-51-B NERFINISHED ⓘ STS-51-F NERFINISHED ⓘ STS-51-L NERFINISHED ⓘ STS-6 NERFINISHED ⓘ STS-61-A NERFINISHED ⓘ STS-7 NERFINISHED ⓘ STS-8 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Challenger expedition
NERFINISHED
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HMS Challenger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early Space Shuttle scientific missions
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first African American astronaut on Shuttle ⓘ first American woman in space ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbitInclination | 28.5 degrees ⓘ |
| partOfProgram | Space Shuttle program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| payloadBayDiameter | 4.6 m ⓘ |
| payloadBayLength | 18.3 m ⓘ |
| precededBy | Columbia (OV-102) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | second operational Space Shuttle orbiter ⓘ |
| spaceShuttleDesignation | OV-099 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | destroyed in flight ⓘ |
| totalFlights | 10 ⓘ |
| totalMissions | 10 ⓘ |
| totalOrbits | 995 ⓘ |
| totalTimeInSpace | 62 days 7 hours 56 minutes 22 seconds ⓘ |
| wingspan | 23.79 m ⓘ |
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You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Subject: Challenger (OV-099) Description of subject: Challenger (OV-099) was NASA’s second operational Space Shuttle orbiter, notable for its early scientific missions and tragically for the 1986 disaster that destroyed the vehicle and killed its seven-member crew.
Referenced by (8)
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