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STS-28: Art & Measurement

STS-28 was the 30th NASA Space Shuttle mission, the fourth shuttle mission dedicated to United States Department of Defense (DoD) purposes, and the eighth flight of Space Shuttle Columbia. The mission launched on August 8, 1989, and traveled 3,400,000 km (2,100,000 mi) during 81 orbits of the Earth, before landing on runway 17 of Edwards Air Force Base…

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STS-28 topic overview

The analysis highlights Art and Measurement as prominent areas in the source structure around STS-28.

Related topics
41
Source areas
3
Connected nodes
44
Extracted relationships
61
Concept neighborhoods
18
Bridge connections
44

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.

Mission summary · 22 topics
Overview · 16 topics
Gallery · 3 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
306 km (190 mi)
Contractor
Rockwell International
COSPAR ID
1989-061A
Crew size
5
Distance travelled
3,400,000 km (2,100,000 mi)
Inclination
57.00°

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 summary

Gallery

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-28 connects Entity context

The extracted context around STS-28 shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, STS-28 → Advanced KH-11, August, Columbia, During STS-28, Early, EDT, Florida, Kennedy Space Center, Later, Launch Complex, LEASAT, OV-102, Pad, Satellite Data System, SDS, Space Shuttle Columbia, STS-28's, STS-38, STS-53, The Another extracted example is STS-28 → BAlaska's Saint Elias Mountains, Columbia, DSO, Malaspina Glacier, SILTS, STS-28 Robbins MedallionThe SDS-2. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

STS-28

Top relations

related to Mission summary · 23
STS-28 → Advanced KH-11, August, Columbia, During STS-28, Early, EDT, Florida, Kennedy Space Center, Later, Launch Complex, LEASAT, OV-102, Pad, Satellite Data System, SDS, Space Shuttle Columbia, STS-28's, STS-38, STS-53, The
related to Gallery · 6
STS-28 → BAlaska's Saint Elias Mountains, Columbia, DSO, Malaspina Glacier, SILTS, STS-28 Robbins MedallionThe SDS-2
Members · 5
STS-28 → Brewster H. Shaw, David Leestma, James C. Adamson, Mark N. Brown, Richard N. Richards
related to External links · 4
STS-28 → Kit, NASA, Video Highlights Archived July, Wayback MachineSTS-28 Mission Press
Apogee altitude · 1
STS-28 → 306 km (190 mi)
Contractor · 1
STS-28 → Rockwell International
COSPAR ID · 1
STS-28 → 1989-061A
Crew size · 1
STS-28 → 5
Distance travelled · 1
STS-28 → 3,400,000 km (2,100,000 mi)
Inclination · 1
STS-28 → 57.00°

Important terminology

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

Important terminology

mission shuttle space system flight columbia km also mi radiation columbia's nasa silts landing payload shaw richards adamson leestma crew

STS-28 relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 61 structured relationships around STS-28. Examples in this analysis include STS-28 → Apogee altitude → 306 km (190 mi) and STS-28 → Contractor → Rockwell International. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
STS-28Apogee altitude306 km (190 mi)1.00infobox
STS-28ContractorRockwell International1.00infobox
STS-28COSPAR ID1989-061A1.00infobox
STS-28Crew size51.00infobox
STS-28Distance travelled3,400,000 km (2,100,000 mi)1.00infobox
STS-28Inclination57.00°1.00infobox
STS-28Landing dateAugust 13, 1989, 13:37:08 (1989-08-13UTC13:37:09Z) UTC (6:37:08 am PDT)1.00infobox
STS-28Landing mass90,816 kg (200,215 lb)1.00infobox
STS-28Landing siteEdwards, Runway 171.00infobox
STS-28Launch dateAugust 8, 1989, 12:37:00 (1989-08-08UTC12:37Z) UTC (8:37 am EDT)1.00infobox
STS-28Launch siteKennedy, LC-39B1.00infobox
STS-28MembersBrewster H. Shaw1.00infobox
STS-28MembersRichard N. Richards1.00infobox
STS-28MembersJames C. Adamson1.00infobox
STS-28MembersDavid Leestma1.00infobox
STS-28MembersMark N. Brown1.00infobox
STS-28Mission duration5 days, 1 hour, 8 seconds1.00infobox
STS-28Mission typeDoD satellites deployment1.00infobox
STS-28NamesSpace Transportation System-28 STS-28R1.00infobox
STS-28OperatorNASA1.00infobox
STS-28Orbits completed811.00infobox
STS-28Payload mass19,600 kg (43,200 lb)1.00infobox
STS-28Perigee altitude289 km (180 mi)1.00infobox
STS-28Period90.50 minutes1.00infobox
STS-28Reference systemGeocentric orbit1.00infobox
STS-28RegimeLow Earth orbit1.00infobox
STS-28SATCAT no.201641.00infobox
STS-28SpacecraftSpace Shuttle Columbia1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around STS-28 bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Silts, System and Designator. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • space shuttle
    • Shuttle
    • Space
    • Mission
    • Columbia
    • Km
    • Silts
    • Sts-28
    • Dod
    • Flight
    • Landing
    • Mi
    • Radiation
  • space shuttle columbia
    • Shuttle
    • Space
    • Mission
    • Columbia
    • Km
    • Silts
    • Sts-28
    • Dod
    • Edwards
    • Flight
    • Orbit
    • Landing
  • kennedy space center
    • Shuttle
    • Mission
    • Columbia
    • Sts-28
    • Dod
    • Landing
    • Mi
    • Km
    • Silts
    • Flight
    • System
    • Brown
  • satellite data system
    • Columbia's
    • Silts
    • Sts-28
    • Space
    • Brown
    • Earth
    • Launch
    • Adamson
    • August
    • Dod
    • Edt
    • Edwards
  • reaction control system
    • Columbia's
    • Silts
    • Sts-28
    • Space
    • Brown
    • Earth
    • Launch
    • Adamson
    • August
    • Dod
    • Edt
    • Edwards
  • thermal protection system
    • Columbia's
    • Silts
    • Sts-28
    • Space
    • Brown
    • Earth
    • Launch
    • Adamson
    • August
    • Dod
    • Edt
    • Edwards
  • columbia disaster
    • Shuttle
    • Space
    • Edwards
    • Orbit
    • Landing
    • Mi
    • Km
    • Mission
    • Silts
    • Sts-28
    • Flight
    • Brown
  • mission summary
    • Space
    • Shuttle
    • Sts-28
    • Flight
    • Mi
    • Km
    • Silts
    • Columbia
    • August
    • First
    • Landing
    • Nasa

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For STS-28, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects STS-28 with Mission summary. 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-28 — Mission summary · splits 22 ⟂ 23
STS-28 — Overview · splits 28 ⟂ 17
STS-28 — Gallery · splits 41 ⟂ 4

Map overview Semantic statistics

STS-28

Nodes45
Edges44
Triples61
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.044444
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around STS-28 to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Art & Measurement, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — STS-28 · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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