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STS-3: Science, Crew & Mission summary

STS-3 was NASA's third Space Shuttle mission and the third mission for the Space Shuttle Columbia. It launched on March 22, 1982 and landed eight days later on March 30, 1982. The mission, crewed by Jack R. Lousma and C. Gordon Fullerton, involved extensive orbital endurance testing of Columbia itself, as well as numerous scientific experiments. STS-3…

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STS-3 topic overview

The analysis highlights Science, Crew and Mission summary as prominent areas in the source structure around STS-3.

Related topics
63
Source areas
4
Connected nodes
67
Extracted relationships
63
Concept neighborhoods
24
Bridge connections
67

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 · 30 topics
Crew · 23 topics
Overview · 9 topics
Wake-up calls · 1 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
249 km (155 mi)
Contractor
Rockwell International
COSPAR ID
1982-022A
Crew size
2
Distance travelled
5,300,000 km (3,300,000 mi)
Inclination
38.00°

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

Crew

Mission summary

Wake-up calls

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-3 connects Entity context

The extracted context around STS-3 shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, STS-3 → Air Force's Manned Orbiting, ALT, Apollo, Approach, ASTP, CAPCOM, Columbia, Commander, Commander Jack, Docking Module Pilot, Enterprise, Fullerton, Haise, Haise Jr, He, July, Laboratory, Landing Tests, Lousma, MOL Another extracted example is STS-3 → Archived January, NASA, NSS, Spaceflight Now, Video, Wayback Machine, White Sands Archived December. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

STS-3

Top relations

related to Crew · 30
STS-3 → Air Force's Manned Orbiting, ALT, Apollo, Approach, ASTP, CAPCOM, Columbia, Commander, Commander Jack, Docking Module Pilot, Enterprise, Fullerton, Haise, Haise Jr, He, July, Laboratory, Landing Tests, Lousma, MOL
related to External links · 7
STS-3 → Archived January, NASA, NSS, Spaceflight Now, Video, Wayback Machine, White Sands Archived December
Members · 2
STS-3 → C. Gordon Fullerton, Jack R. Lousma
Apogee altitude · 1
STS-3 → 249 km (155 mi)
Contractor · 1
STS-3 → Rockwell International
COSPAR ID · 1
STS-3 → 1982-022A
Crew size · 1
STS-3 → 2
Distance travelled · 1
STS-3 → 5,300,000 km (3,300,000 mi)
Inclination · 1
STS-3 → 38.00°
Landing date · 1
STS-3 → March 30, 1982, 16:04:45 (1982-03-30UTC16:04:46Z) UTC (9:04:45 am MST)

Important terminology

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

Important terminology

space mission lousma columbia landing crew shuttle white sands nasa flight fullerton first orbiter launch also program test days time

STS-3 relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 63 structured relationships around STS-3. Examples in this analysis include STS-3 → Apogee altitude → 249 km (155 mi) and STS-3 → Contractor → Rockwell International. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
STS-3Apogee altitude249 km (155 mi)1.00infobox
STS-3ContractorRockwell International1.00infobox
STS-3COSPAR ID1982-022A1.00infobox
STS-3Crew size21.00infobox
STS-3Distance travelled5,300,000 km (3,300,000 mi)1.00infobox
STS-3Inclination38.00°1.00infobox
STS-3Landing dateMarch 30, 1982, 16:04:45 (1982-03-30UTC16:04:46Z) UTC (9:04:45 am MST)1.00infobox
STS-3Landing mass93,924 kg (207,067 lb)1.00infobox
STS-3Landing siteWhite Sands, Northrop Strip Runway 171.00infobox
STS-3Launch dateMarch 22, 1982, 16:00:00 (1982-03-22UTC16Z) UTC (11:00 am EST)1.00infobox
STS-3Launch mass106,782 kg (235,414 lb)1.00infobox
STS-3Launch siteKennedy, LC-39A1.00infobox
STS-3MembersJack R. Lousma1.00infobox
STS-3MembersC. Gordon Fullerton1.00infobox
STS-3Mission duration8 days, 4 minutes, 46 seconds1.00infobox
STS-3Mission typeFlight test1.00infobox
STS-3NamesSpace Transportation System-31.00infobox
STS-3OperatorNASA1.00infobox
STS-3Orbits completed1301.00infobox
STS-3Payload mass10,301 kg (22,710 lb)1.00infobox
STS-3Perigee altitude241 km (150 mi)1.00infobox
STS-3Period89.40 minutes1.00infobox
STS-3Reference systemGeocentric orbit1.00infobox
STS-3RegimeLow Earth orbit1.00infobox
STS-3SATCAT no.131061.00infobox
STS-3SpacecraftSpace Shuttle Columbia1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around STS-3 bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Sands, White and Flight. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • space shuttle
    • Mission
    • Sts-3
    • Landing
    • Shuttle
    • Space
    • Land
    • Crew
    • Sands
    • White
    • New
    • Flight
    • Lousma
  • space shuttle columbia
    • Mission
    • Sts-3
    • Landing
    • Shuttle
    • Space
    • Land
    • Crew
    • Sands
    • White
    • New
    • Flight
    • Lousma
  • jack r. lousma
    • Mi
    • Km
    • Launch
    • Space
    • Fullerton
    • Mission
    • Shuttle
    • Landing
    • Northrop
    • Site
    • Strip
    • System
  • white sands space harbor
    • Sands
    • White
    • Landing
    • Land
    • New
    • Mission
    • Sts-3
    • Shuttle
    • Base
    • Force
    • Northrop
    • Site
  • approach and landing tests
    • Sands
    • White
    • Shuttle
    • Base
    • Force
    • Site
    • Air
    • Km
    • Program
    • Fullerton
    • Space
    • Mi
  • kennedy space center
    • Mission
    • Shuttle
    • Crew
    • New
    • Flight
    • Sands
    • White
    • Lousma
    • Sts-3
    • Columbia
    • Launch
    • First
  • space sickness
    • Mission
    • Shuttle
    • Crew
    • New
    • Flight
    • Sands
    • White
    • Lousma
    • Sts-3
    • Columbia
    • Launch
    • First
  • white sands missile range
    • Sands
    • White
    • Landing
    • Land
    • New
    • Sts-3
    • Base
    • Force
    • Northrop
    • Site
    • Strip
    • Mission

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For STS-3, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects STS-3 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-3 — Mission summary · splits 37 ⟂ 31
STS-3 — Crew · splits 44 ⟂ 24
STS-3 — Overview · splits 58 ⟂ 10

Map overview Semantic statistics

STS-3

Nodes68
Edges67
Triples63
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.029412
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around STS-3 to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Science, Crew & Mission summary, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — STS-3 · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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