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STS-29: Art, Mission summary & Crew

STS-29 was the 28th NASA Space Shuttle mission, during which Space Shuttle Discovery inserted a Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) into Earth orbit. It was the third shuttle mission following the Challenger disaster in 1986, and launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on March 13, 1989. STS-29R was the eighth flight of Discovery and the 28th…

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STS-29 topic overview

The analysis highlights Art, Mission summary and Crew as prominent areas in the source structure around STS-29.

Related topics
49
Source areas
5
Connected nodes
54
Extracted relationships
38
Concept neighborhoods
18
Bridge connections
54

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 · 25 topics
Overview · 13 topics
Crew · 6 topics
Gallery · 3 topics
Wake-up calls · 2 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
308 km (191 mi)
Contractor
Rockwell International
COSPAR ID
1989-021A
Crew size
5
Distance travelled
3,200,000 km (2,000,000 mi)
Inclination
28.45°

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

Crew

Mission summary

Wake-up calls

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-29 connects Entity context

The extracted context around STS-29 shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, STS-29 → James Buchli, James P. Bagian, John E. Blaha, Michael Coats, Robert C. Springer Another extracted example is STS-29 → Archived June, Archived October, NASA, Wayback Machine, Wayback MachineSTS-29 Video Highlights. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

STS-29

Top relations

Members · 5
STS-29 → James Buchli, James P. Bagian, John E. Blaha, Michael Coats, Robert C. Springer
related to External links · 5
STS-29 → Archived June, Archived October, NASA, Wayback Machine, Wayback MachineSTS-29 Video Highlights
related to Gallery · 4
STS-29 → Liftoff, STS-29The External Tank, Tanzania, TDRS-DLake Natron
Apogee altitude · 1
STS-29 → 308 km (191 mi)
Contractor · 1
STS-29 → Rockwell International
COSPAR ID · 1
STS-29 → 1989-021A
Crew size · 1
STS-29 → 5
Distance travelled · 1
STS-29 → 3,200,000 km (2,000,000 mi)
Inclination · 1
STS-29 → 28.45°
Landing date · 1
STS-29 → March 18, 1989, 14:35:50 (1989-03-18UTC14:35:51Z) UTC (6:35:50 am PST)

Important terminology

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

Important terminology

mission space shuttle 1989 discovery flight payload launch orbit tdrs-d nasa march crew experiment one minutes earth est day hours

STS-29 relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 38 structured relationships around STS-29. Examples in this analysis include STS-29 → Apogee altitude → 308 km (191 mi) and STS-29 → Contractor → Rockwell International. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
STS-29Apogee altitude308 km (191 mi)1.00infobox
STS-29ContractorRockwell International1.00infobox
STS-29COSPAR ID1989-021A1.00infobox
STS-29Crew size51.00infobox
STS-29Distance travelled3,200,000 km (2,000,000 mi)1.00infobox
STS-29Inclination28.45°1.00infobox
STS-29Landing dateMarch 18, 1989, 14:35:50 (1989-03-18UTC14:35:51Z) UTC (6:35:50 am PST)1.00infobox
STS-29Landing mass88,353 kg (194,785 lb)1.00infobox
STS-29Landing siteEdwards, Runway 221.00infobox
STS-29Launch dateMarch 13, 1989, 14:57:00 (1989-03-13UTC14:57Z) UTC (9:57 am EST)1.00infobox
STS-29Launch mass116,281 kg (256,356 lb)1.00infobox
STS-29Launch siteKennedy, LC-39B1.00infobox
STS-29MembersMichael Coats1.00infobox
STS-29MembersJohn E. Blaha1.00infobox
STS-29MembersRobert C. Springer1.00infobox
STS-29MembersJames Buchli1.00infobox
STS-29MembersJames P. Bagian1.00infobox
STS-29Mission duration4 days, 23 hours, 38 minutes, 50 seconds1.00infobox
STS-29Mission typeTDRS-D deployment1.00infobox
STS-29NamesSpace Transportation System-29 STS-29R1.00infobox
STS-29OperatorNASA1.00infobox
STS-29Orbits completed801.00infobox
STS-29Payload mass17,280 kg (38,100 lb)1.00infobox
STS-29Perigee altitude297 km (185 mi)1.00infobox
STS-29Period90.60 minutes1.00infobox
STS-29Reference systemGeocentric orbit1.00infobox
STS-29RegimeLow Earth orbit1.00infobox
STS-29SATCAT no.198821.00infobox
STS-29SpacecraftSpace Shuttle Discovery1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around STS-29 bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Orbit, Challenger and Earth. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • STS-29
    • Orbit
    • Challenger
    • Earth
    • Tdrs-d
    • Bagian
    • Blaha
    • Buchli
    • Coats
    • Data
    • Kennedy
    • Springer
    • Sts-29r
  • sts-29
    • Orbit
    • Challenger
    • Earth
    • Tdrs-d
    • Bagian
    • Blaha
    • Buchli
    • Coats
    • Data
    • Kennedy
    • Springer
    • Sts-29r
  • space shuttle
    • Shuttle
    • Space
    • Mission
    • Sts-29
    • Discovery
    • Challenger
    • Kennedy
    • Sts-29r
    • Effects
    • Student
    • System
    • Minutes
  • space shuttle discovery
    • Shuttle
    • Space
    • Mission
    • Sts-29
    • Discovery
    • Challenger
    • Planned
    • Kennedy
    • Sts-29r
    • Effects
    • Launch
    • Orbit
  • kennedy space center
    • Shuttle
    • Mission
    • Sts-29
    • Launch
    • Discovery
    • Challenger
    • Kennedy
    • Space
    • Sts-29r
    • Bagian
    • Blaha
    • Buchli
  • tracking and data relay satellite system
    • Tracking
    • Satellite
    • Minutes
    • Orbit
    • Tdrs-d
    • Payload
    • Third
    • Would
    • Bagian
    • Blaha
    • Buchli
    • Coats
  • geosynchronous orbit
    • Sts-29
    • Tracking
    • Satellite
    • System
    • Minutes
    • Tdrs-d
    • Shuttle
    • Bagian
    • Blaha
    • Buchli
    • Challenger
    • Coats
  • space station freedom
    • Shuttle
    • Mission
    • Sts-29
    • Discovery
    • Challenger
    • Kennedy
    • Sts-29r
    • Effects
    • Student
    • System
    • Minutes
    • Experiment

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For STS-29, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects STS-29 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-29 — Mission summary · splits 29 ⟂ 26
STS-29 — Overview · splits 41 ⟂ 14
STS-29 — Crew · splits 48 ⟂ 7
STS-29 — Gallery · splits 51 ⟂ 4
STS-29 — Wake-up calls · splits 52 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

STS-29

Nodes55
Edges54
Triples38
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.036364
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around STS-29 to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Art, Mission summary & Crew, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — STS-29 · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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