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.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Challenger | 5 |
| Space Shuttle Challenger (OV-099) | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Space Shuttle orbiter ⓘ |
| carriedAstronaut |
Christa McAuliffe
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ⓘ
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
|
| 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
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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
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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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Challenger
this entity surface form:
Challenger
subject surface form:
Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
this entity surface form:
Space Shuttle Challenger (OV-099)