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STS-109: Mission highlights & Overview

STS-109 (Hubble Servicing Mission 3B 'SM3B') was a Space Shuttle mission that launched from the Kennedy Space Center on 1 March 2002. It was the 108th mission of the Space Shuttle program, the 27th flight of the orbiter Columbia and the fourth servicing of the Hubble Space Telescope. It was also the penultimate mission of the orbiter Columbia before the…

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STS-109 topic overview

The analysis highlights Mission highlights and Overview as prominent areas in the source structure around STS-109.

Related topics
20
Source areas
2
Connected nodes
22
Extracted relationships
62
Concept neighborhoods
12
Bridge connections
22

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 12 topics
Mission highlights · 8 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Apogee altitude
578 km (359 mi)
COSPAR ID
2002-010A
Crew size
7
Distance travelled
6,300,000 kilometres (3,900,000 mi)
Inclination
28.5 degrees
Landing date
12 March 2002 09:33:10 (2002-03-12UTC09:33:11Z) UTC, 4:33:10 am EST

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Mission highlights

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How STS-109 connects Entity context

The extracted context around STS-109 shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, STS-109 → ACS, Advanced Camera, Altman, Carey, Columbia, Columbia's, Currie, During, EVAs, HST, Hubble Space Telescope, It, Multi-Object Spectrometer, Near Infrared Camera, NICMOS, PCU, Power Control Unit, SA3, Shuttle's, STS-93 Another extracted example is STS-109 → Archived, December, Detailed NASA, Hubble, March, NASA, Status, Video Highlights Archived, Wayback Machine, Wayback MachineSTS-109. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

STS-109

Top relations

related to Mission highlights · 23
STS-109 → ACS, Advanced Camera, Altman, Carey, Columbia, Columbia's, Currie, During, EVAs, HST, Hubble Space Telescope, It, Multi-Object Spectrometer, Near Infrared Camera, NICMOS, PCU, Power Control Unit, SA3, Shuttle's, STS-93
related to External links · 10
STS-109 → Archived, December, Detailed NASA, Hubble, March, NASA, Status, Video Highlights Archived, Wayback Machine, Wayback MachineSTS-109
Members · 7
STS-109 → Duane G. Carey, James H. Newman, John M. Grunsfeld, Michael J. Massimino, Nancy J. Currie, Richard M. Linnehan, Scott D. Altman
Apogee altitude · 1
STS-109 → 578 km (359 mi)
COSPAR ID · 1
STS-109 → 2002-010A
Crew size · 1
STS-109 → 7
Distance travelled · 1
STS-109 → 6,300,000 kilometres (3,900,000 mi)
Inclination · 1
STS-109 → 28.5 degrees
Landing date · 1
STS-109 → 12 March 2002 09:33:10 (2002-03-12UTC09:33:11Z) UTC, 4:33:10 am EST
Landing mass · 1
STS-109 → 100,564 kg (221,706 lb)

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

mission space hubble columbia shuttle telescope service altman servicing sts-125 carey currie nasa crew minutes hst scott duane john grunsfeld

STS-109 relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 62 structured relationships around STS-109. Examples in this analysis include STS-109 → Apogee altitude → 578 km (359 mi) and STS-109 → COSPAR ID → 2002-010A. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
STS-109Apogee altitude578 km (359 mi)1.00infobox
STS-109COSPAR ID2002-010A1.00infobox
STS-109Crew size71.00infobox
STS-109Distance travelled6,300,000 kilometres (3,900,000 mi)1.00infobox
STS-109Inclination28.5 degrees1.00infobox
STS-109Landing date12 March 2002 09:33:10 (2002-03-12UTC09:33:11Z) UTC, 4:33:10 am EST1.00infobox
STS-109Landing mass100,564 kg (221,706 lb)1.00infobox
STS-109Landing siteKennedy, SLF Runway 331.00infobox
STS-109Launch date1 March 2002 11:22:02 (2002-03-01UTC11:22:02Z) UTC, 6:22:02 am EST1.00infobox
STS-109Launch mass116,989 kg (257,917 lb)1.00infobox
STS-109Launch siteKennedy, LC-39A1.00infobox
STS-109MembersScott D. Altman1.00infobox
STS-109MembersDuane G. Carey1.00infobox
STS-109MembersJohn M. Grunsfeld1.00infobox
STS-109MembersNancy J. Currie1.00infobox
STS-109MembersRichard M. Linnehan1.00infobox
STS-109MembersJames H. Newman1.00infobox
STS-109MembersMichael J. Massimino1.00infobox
STS-109Mission duration10 days, 22 hours, 11 minutes, 09 seconds1.00infobox
STS-109Mission typeHubble servicing1.00infobox
STS-109NamesSpace Transportation System-1091.00infobox
STS-109OperatorNASA1.00infobox
STS-109Orbits completed1651.00infobox
STS-109Perigee altitude486 km (302 mi)1.00infobox
STS-109Period95.3 minutes1.00infobox
STS-109Reference systemGeocentric1.00infobox
STS-109RegimeLow Earth1.00infobox
STS-109SATCAT no.273881.00infobox
STS-109SpacecraftSpace Shuttle Columbia1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around STS-109 bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Minutes, Service and Telescope. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • space shuttle
    • Shuttle
    • Space
    • Missions
    • Telescope
    • Program
    • Sts-103
    • Sts-125
    • Sts-109
    • Columbia
    • Spacewalks
    • Newman
    • Service
  • kennedy space center
    • Shuttle
    • Telescope
    • Landing
    • Missions
    • Sts-109
    • Program
    • Sts-103
    • Columbia
    • Spacewalks
    • Sts-125
    • Service
    • Launch
  • space shuttle program
    • Shuttle
    • Space
    • Missions
    • Telescope
    • Sts-103
    • Program
    • Newman
    • Sts-125
    • Sts-109
    • Columbia
    • Spacewalks
    • Service
  • hubble space telescope
    • Hubble
    • Space
    • Telescope
    • Shuttle
    • Sts-109
    • Program
    • Missions
    • Sts-103
    • Servicing
    • Spacewalks
    • Sts-125
    • Columbia
  • mission highlights
    • Space
    • Columbia
    • Crew
    • Nasa
    • Servicing
    • Service
    • Telescope
    • Shuttle
    • Sts-109
    • Also
    • Kennedy
    • Landing
  • columbia
    • Also
    • Mission
    • Space
    • Landing
    • Launch
    • Crew
    • Servicing
    • Minutes
    • Telescope
    • Shuttle
    • Sts-109
    • Hubble
  • columbia disaster
    • Also
    • Mission
    • Space
    • Landing
    • Launch
    • Crew
    • Servicing
    • Minutes
    • Telescope
    • Shuttle
    • Sts-109
    • Hubble
  • STS-109
    • Minutes
    • Service
    • Telescope
    • Sts-103
    • Missions
    • Sts-125
    • Launch
    • System
    • Newman

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For STS-109, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects STS-109 with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
STS-109 — Overview · splits 10 ⟂ 13
STS-109 — Mission highlights · splits 14 ⟂ 9

Map overview Semantic statistics

STS-109

Nodes23
Edges22
Triples62
Avg. degree1.91
Density0.086957
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around STS-109 to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Mission highlights & Overview, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — STS-109 · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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