Space Shuttle payload bay

E902495

cargo bay spacecraft component

The Space Shuttle payload bay was the large, hinged cargo compartment of NASA's Space Shuttle orbiter used to carry and deploy satellites, experiments, and other payloads in space.

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Label	Occurrences
Space Shuttle payload bay canonical	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cargo bay ⓘ spacecraft component ⓘ
compatibleWith	Canadarm (Shuttle Remote Manipulator System) NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
doorActuation	electrically driven mechanisms ⓘ
doorOperation	doors closed for launch and reentry ⓘ doors opened in orbit ⓘ
endOfUse	2011 ⓘ
environment	unpressurized volume ⓘ
hasFeature	hinged doors ⓘ large cargo compartment ⓘ payload attachment points ⓘ payload retention fittings ⓘ provisions for payload bay cameras ⓘ provisions for payload bay door hinges ⓘ provisions for payload bay doors latches ⓘ provisions for payload bay keel fittings ⓘ provisions for payload bay lights ⓘ provisions for payload bay sill longerons ⓘ radiator panels on inner door surfaces ⓘ
locationOnVehicle	aft fuselage of Space Shuttle orbiter GENERATED ⓘ
maximumPayloadMass	about 27,500 kilograms ⓘ about 60,000 pounds ⓘ
operator	NASA ⓘ
partOf	Space Shuttle orbiter NERFINISHED ⓘ
program	NASA Space Shuttle program ⓘ surface form: Space Shuttle program
startOfUse	1981 ⓘ
thermalControl	radiators mounted on payload bay doors ⓘ
typicalDiameter	about 15 feet ⓘ about 4.6 meters ⓘ
typicalLength	about 18.3 meters ⓘ about 60 feet ⓘ
usedFor	carrying Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ carrying International Space Station elements ⓘ carrying Spacehab modules ⓘ carrying Spacelab modules ⓘ carrying cargo to low Earth orbit ⓘ carrying payloads into space ⓘ carrying space station modules ⓘ carrying space telescopes ⓘ deploying satellites ⓘ hosting satellite servicing missions ⓘ hosting scientific experiments ⓘ hosting spacewalk support equipment ⓘ mounting Orbiter Docking System on some missions ⓘ mounting Shuttle Remote Manipulator System ⓘ
usedOnVehicle	Space Shuttle Atlantis NERFINISHED ⓘ Space Shuttle Challenger NERFINISHED ⓘ Space Shuttle Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ Space Shuttle Discovery NERFINISHED ⓘ Space Shuttle Endeavour NERFINISHED ⓘ

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