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STS-43: Science, Mission highlights & Mission insignia

STS-43, the ninth mission for Space Shuttle Atlantis, was a nine-day mission whose primary goal was launching the TDRS-E satellite (TDRS-5). The flight also tested an advanced heatpipe radiator for potential use on the then-future space station and conducted a variety of medical and materials science investigations.

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STS-43 topic overview

The analysis highlights Science, Mission highlights and Mission insignia as prominent areas in the source structure around STS-43.

Related topics
31
Source areas
5
Connected nodes
36
Extracted relationships
53
Concept neighborhoods
17
Bridge connections
36

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 highlights · 20 topics
Mission insignia · 4 topics
Overview · 3 topics
Preparations and launch · 2 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
306 km (190 mi)
Contractor
Rockwell International
COSPAR ID
1991-054A
Crew size
5
Distance travelled
5,955,217 km (3,700,400 mi)
Inclination
28.46°

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

Preparations and launch

  • UTC Coordinated Universal Time
  • EDT Eastern Daylight Time

Mission highlights

Mission insignia

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-43 connects Entity context

The extracted context around STS-43 shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, STS-43 → According, American, As, Atlantis, Data Relay Satellite, Data Relay Satellite System, Earth, Mercury, Once, Press Kit, Project Mercury, Space Shuttle, TDRS, TDRSS, The, Tracking Another extracted example is STS-43 → Archived August, Archived December, NASA, The Wild Blue Yonder, Wayback MachineSTS-43, Wayback MachineSTS-43 Video Highlights, Werner Herzog's. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

STS-43

Top relations

related to Mission insignia · 16
STS-43 → According, American, As, Atlantis, Data Relay Satellite, Data Relay Satellite System, Earth, Mercury, Once, Press Kit, Project Mercury, Space Shuttle, TDRS, TDRSS, The, Tracking
related to External links · 7
STS-43 → Archived August, Archived December, NASA, The Wild Blue Yonder, Wayback MachineSTS-43, Wayback MachineSTS-43 Video Highlights, Werner Herzog's
Members · 5
STS-43 → G. David Low, James C. Adamson, John E. Blaha, Michael A. Baker, Shannon Lucid
Apogee altitude · 1
STS-43 → 306 km (190 mi)
Contractor · 1
STS-43 → Rockwell International
COSPAR ID · 1
STS-43 → 1991-054A
Crew size · 1
STS-43 → 5
Distance travelled · 1
STS-43 → 5,955,217 km (3,700,400 mi)
Inclination · 1
STS-43 → 28.46°
Landing date · 1
STS-43 → August 11, 1991, 12:23:25 (1991-08-11UTC12:23:26Z) UTC (8:23:25 am EDT)

Important terminology

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

Important terminology

space mission crew shuttle earth atlantis launch 1991 tdrs-e tdrs orbit flight system satellite station lucid august also 15 advanced

STS-43 relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 53 structured relationships around STS-43. Examples in this analysis include STS-43 → Apogee altitude → 306 km (190 mi) and STS-43 → Contractor → Rockwell International. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
STS-43Apogee altitude306 km (190 mi)1.00infobox
STS-43ContractorRockwell International1.00infobox
STS-43COSPAR ID1991-054A1.00infobox
STS-43Crew size51.00infobox
STS-43Distance travelled5,955,217 km (3,700,400 mi)1.00infobox
STS-43Inclination28.46°1.00infobox
STS-43Landing dateAugust 11, 1991, 12:23:25 (1991-08-11UTC12:23:26Z) UTC (8:23:25 am EDT)1.00infobox
STS-43Landing mass89,239 kg (196,738 lb)1.00infobox
STS-43Landing siteKennedy, SLF Runway 151.00infobox
STS-43Launch dateAugust 2, 1991, 15:02:00 (1991-08-02UTC15:02Z) UTC (11:02 am EDT)1.00infobox
STS-43Launch mass117,650 kg (259,370 lb)1.00infobox
STS-43Launch siteKennedy, LC-39A1.00infobox
STS-43MembersJohn E. Blaha1.00infobox
STS-43MembersMichael A. Baker1.00infobox
STS-43MembersShannon Lucid1.00infobox
STS-43MembersG. David Low1.00infobox
STS-43MembersJames C. Adamson1.00infobox
STS-43Mission duration8 days, 21 hours, 21 minutes, 25 seconds1.00infobox
STS-43Mission typeTDRS-E satellite deployment Technology1.00infobox
STS-43NamesSpace Transportation System-431.00infobox
STS-43OperatorNASA1.00infobox
STS-43Orbits completed1421.00infobox
STS-43Payload mass21,067 kg (46,445 lb)1.00infobox
STS-43Perigee altitude301 km (187 mi)1.00infobox
STS-43Period90.60 minutes1.00infobox
STS-43Reference systemGeocentric orbit1.00infobox
STS-43RegimeLow Earth orbit1.00infobox
STS-43SATCAT no.216381.00infobox
STS-43SpacecraftSpace Shuttle Atlantis1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around STS-43 bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Crew, Tdrs-5 and Tdrs-e. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • STS-43
    • Crew
    • Tdrs-5
    • Tdrs-e
    • August
    • Launch
    • Orbit
    • Edt
    • Adamson
    • Baker
    • Blaha
    • Low
    • Minutes
  • sts-43
    • Crew
    • Tdrs-5
    • Tdrs-e
    • August
    • Launch
    • Orbit
    • Edt
    • Adamson
    • Baker
    • Blaha
    • Low
    • Minutes
  • space shuttle
    • Shuttle
    • Space
    • Sts-43
    • System
    • Atlantis
    • Earth
    • Advanced
    • Minutes
    • Radiator
    • Satellite
    • Station
    • Landing
  • earth
    • Orbit
    • Space
    • Shuttle
    • Spacecraft
    • Satellite
    • Station
    • Mission
    • System
    • Tdrs
    • Launch
    • Edt
    • Blaha
  • space station freedom
    • Shuttle
    • System
    • Earth
    • Advanced
    • Radiator
    • Satellite
    • Station
    • Atlantis
    • Sts-43
    • Experiment
    • Optical
    • Launch
  • johnson space center
    • Shuttle
    • System
    • Earth
    • Advanced
    • Radiator
    • Satellite
    • Station
    • Atlantis
    • Sts-43
    • Experiment
    • Optical
    • Launch
  • kennedy space center
    • Shuttle
    • System
    • Earth
    • Advanced
    • Radiator
    • Satellite
    • Station
    • Atlantis
    • Sts-43
    • Experiment
    • Optical
    • Launch
  • u.s. space program
    • Shuttle
    • System
    • Earth
    • Advanced
    • Radiator
    • Satellite
    • Station
    • Atlantis
    • Sts-43
    • Experiment
    • Optical
    • Launch

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For STS-43, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects STS-43 with Mission highlights. 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-43Mission highlights · splits 16 ⟂ 21
STS-43Mission insignia · splits 32 ⟂ 5
STS-43Overview · splits 33 ⟂ 4
STS-43Preparations and launch · splits 34 ⟂ 3
STS-43Wake-up calls · splits 34 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

STS-43

Nodes37
Edges36
Triples53
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.054054
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around STS-43 to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Science, Mission highlights & Mission insignia, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — STS-43 · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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