Space Shuttle

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The Space Shuttle was NASA’s reusable spacecraft system used from 1981 to 2011 to carry astronauts and cargo to low Earth orbit, including missions to the International Space Station and the Hubble Space Telescope.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NASA space program ⓘ
crewed spacecraft ⓘ
orbital spaceplane ⓘ
partially reusable launch system ⓘ
abbreviation STS ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Space Transportation System ⓘ
cargoBayDiameter 4.6 meters ⓘ
cargoBayLength 18.3 meters ⓘ
ChallengerDisasterDate 1986-01-28 ⓘ
ColumbiaDisasterDate 2003-02-01 ⓘ
countryOfOperator United States ⓘ
crewCapacity up to 7 astronauts ⓘ
developedBy Rockwell International ⓘ
United Space Alliance ⓘ
firstFlight STS-1 ⓘ
firstFlightDate 1981-04-12 ⓘ
fleetMember Space Shuttle Atlantis ⓘ
Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ
Space Shuttle Columbia ⓘ
Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ
Space Shuttle Endeavour ⓘ
governingAgency NASA Johnson Space Center ⓘ
guidanceControlCenter Mission Control Center Houston ⓘ
heatShieldType thermal protection tiles ⓘ
inServiceFrom 1981 ⓘ
inServiceUntil 2011 ⓘ
landingMode unpowered horizontal landing ⓘ
landingSurface runway ⓘ
lastFlight STS-135 ⓘ
lastFlightDate 2011-07-08 ⓘ
launchConfiguration external tank ⓘ
orbiter ⓘ
two solid rocket boosters ⓘ
launchSite Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A ⓘ
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B ⓘ
maximumCrew 8 ⓘ
notableAccident Challenger disaster ⓘ
Columbia disaster ⓘ
notableMission STS-107 Columbia final mission ⓘ
STS-135 final Shuttle mission ⓘ
linked to: STS-135

STS-31 Hubble deployment ⓘ
STS-61 Hubble servicing ⓘ
STS-88 first ISS assembly flight ⓘ
linked to: STS-88
operator NASA ⓘ
orbitRegime low Earth orbit ⓘ
primaryMissionType cargo transport ⓘ
crew transport ⓘ
low Earth orbit operations ⓘ
satellite deployment ⓘ
space science missions ⓘ
space station assembly ⓘ
programStart 1972 ⓘ
propellant liquid hydrogen ⓘ
liquid oxygen ⓘ
propulsion Space Shuttle Main Engines ⓘ
retirementReason high operating cost ⓘ
safety concerns ⓘ
reusability expendable external tank ⓘ
reusable orbiter ⓘ
reusable solid rocket boosters ⓘ
solidBoosterPropellant ammonium perchlorate composite propellant ⓘ
status retired ⓘ
successorProgram Commercial Crew Program ⓘ
Orion spacecraft program ⓘ
linked to: Orion spacecraft
totalAstronautsFlown over 350 ⓘ
totalFlights 135 ⓘ
typicalCrew 5 ⓘ
typicalInclinationRange 28.5 degrees to 57 degrees ⓘ
usedFor Department of Defense missions ⓘ
Hubble Space Telescope deployment ⓘ
Hubble Space Telescope servicing ⓘ
International Space Station assembly ⓘ
International Space Station resupply ⓘ
Spacelab missions ⓘ
microgravity research ⓘ
satellite repair ⓘ
satellite retrieval ⓘ

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LC-39B → designedFor → Space Shuttle ⓘ
LC-39B → supportedVehicle → Space Shuttle ⓘ
Space Shuttle orbiter → partOf → Space Shuttle ⓘ
To Space and Back → setting → Space Shuttle ⓘ
STS-125 → wasFinalHubbleVisitBy → Space Shuttle ⓘ
Defense Support Program → launchVehicle → Space Shuttle ⓘ
Space Shuttle Columbia → firstLaunchVehicle → Space Shuttle stack with External Tank and Solid Rocket Boosters ⓘ
linked to: Space Shuttle
Launch Pad 39A → usedForRocket → Space Shuttle ⓘ
subject linked to: Launch pads 39A and 39B
Launch Pad 39B → usedForRocket → Space Shuttle ⓘ
subject linked to: Launch pads 39A and 39B
Launch Pad 39A → laterEra → Space Shuttle era ⓘ
subject linked to: Launch pads 39A and 39B
linked to: Space Shuttle
Manned Maneuvering Unit → usedOnVehicle → Space Shuttle ⓘ
RS-25D → usedOn → Space Shuttle ⓘ
Space Cowboys → featuresVehicle → Space Shuttle ⓘ
External Tank → partOf → Space Shuttle ⓘ
STS → usedFor → Space Shuttle flights ⓘ
linked to: Space Shuttle
LC-39A → usedFor → Space Shuttle launches ⓘ
linked to: Space Shuttle
LC-39A → supportsRocket → Space Shuttle ⓘ
OV-102 → spacecraftSeries → Space Shuttle ⓘ
Space Shuttle thermal protection system → usedOn → NASA Space Shuttle ⓘ
linked to: Space Shuttle
Solid Rocket Booster → usedOn → Space Shuttle ⓘ
Return to Flight after the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster → appliesToVehicle → Space Shuttle fleet ⓘ
linked to: Space Shuttle
Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications-2 → carriedOn → Space Shuttle ⓘ
Space Shuttle Discovery → partOf → NASA Space Shuttle fleet ⓘ
subject linked to: Discovery
linked to: Space Shuttle
SPACEHAB → usedOnVehicle → Space Shuttle ⓘ
Orbital Maneuvering System → partOf → Space Shuttle ⓘ
KidSat → uses → Space Shuttle ⓘ
Space Launch Complex 6 → designedFor → Space Shuttle ⓘ
SpaceX Dragon program → successorTo → Space Shuttle (for NASA ISS crew transport role) ⓘ
linked to: Space Shuttle
Crew Dragon → successorTo → Space Shuttle (for NASA crewed ISS access) ⓘ
linked to: Space Shuttle
KSC LC-39A → usedFor → Space Shuttle launches ⓘ
linked to: Space Shuttle
KSC LC-39A → supportsRocket → Space Shuttle ⓘ
Vehicle Assembly Building → usedForVehicle → Space Shuttle ⓘ
subject linked to: VAB
Shuttle–Mir Program → spacecraftUsed → Space Shuttle ⓘ
Defense Support Program → launchVehicle → Space Shuttle ⓘ
subject linked to: DSP
International Space Station → visitedBy → Space Shuttle ⓘ
The Dream Is Alive → featuresVehicle → Space Shuttle ⓘ
Robonaut 2 → launchVehicle → Space Shuttle ⓘ