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STS-68: Mission highlights, Launch & Landing

STS-68 was a human spaceflight mission using Space Shuttle Endeavour that launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida on September 30, 1994.

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STS-68 topic overview

The analysis highlights Mission highlights, Launch and Landing as prominent areas in the source structure around STS-68.

Related topics
42
Source areas
4
Connected nodes
46
Extracted relationships
113
Concept neighborhoods
17
Bridge connections
46

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
Launch · 17 topics
Overview · 4 topics
Landing · 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
224 kilometres (139 mi)
COSPAR ID
1994-062A
Crew size
6
Distance travelled
7,569,092 kilometres (4,703,216 mi)
Epoch
October 2, 1994
Inclination
57.0 degrees

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

Launch

Landing

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-68 connects Entity context

The extracted context around STS-68 shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, STS-68 → Archived January, Archived July, NASA, National Aeronautics, Pad Abort, Space Administration, Wayback MachineSTS-68 Press KitSTS-68, Wayback MachineSTS-68 Video Highlights, YouTube This Another extracted example is STS-68 → CDT, NASA, October, On Saturday, Status Report, STS-68 MCC Status Report, STS-68 Mission Control Center. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

STS-68

Top relations

related to External links · 9
STS-68 → Archived January, Archived July, NASA, National Aeronautics, Pad Abort, Space Administration, Wayback MachineSTS-68 Press KitSTS-68, Wayback MachineSTS-68 Video Highlights, YouTube This
related to October 1, 1994 (Flight Day 2) · 7
STS-68 → CDT, NASA, October, On Saturday, Status Report, STS-68 MCC Status Report, STS-68 Mission Control Center
related to October 10, 1994 (Flight Day 11) · 7
STS-68 → CDT, NASA, October, On Monday, Status Report, STS-68 MCC Status Report, STS-68 Mission Control Center
related to October 2, 1994 (Flight Day 3) · 7
STS-68 → CDT, NASA, October, On Sunday, Status Report, STS-68 MCC Status Report, STS-68 Mission Control Center
related to October 3, 1994 (Flight Day 4) · 7
STS-68 → CDT, NASA, October, On Monday, Status Report, STS-68 MCC Status Report, STS-68 Mission Control Center
related to October 4, 1994 (Flight Day 5) · 7
STS-68 → CDT, NASA, October, On Tuesday, Status Report, STS-68 MCC Status Report, STS-68 Mission Control Center
related to October 5, 1994 (Flight Day 6) · 7
STS-68 → CDT, NASA, October, On Wednesday, Status Report, STS-68 MCC Status Report, STS-68 Mission Control Center
related to October 6, 1994 (Flight Day 7) · 7
STS-68 → CDT, NASA, October, On Thursday, Status Report, STS-68 MCC Status Report, STS-68 Mission Control Center
related to October 7, 1994 (Flight Day 8) · 7
STS-68 → CDT, NASA, October, On Friday, Status Report, STS-68 MCC Status Report, STS-68 Mission Control Center
related to October 8, 1994 (Flight Day 9) · 7
STS-68 → CDT, NASA, October, On Saturday, Status Report, STS-68 MCC Status Report, STS-68 Mission Control Center

Important terminology

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

Important terminology

radar mission 1994 space control october cdt center report reported observations status nasa endeavour endeavour's flight mcc scientists images shuttle

STS-68 relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 113 structured relationships around STS-68. Examples in this analysis include STS-68 → Apogee altitude → 224 kilometres (139 mi) and STS-68 → COSPAR ID → 1994-062A. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
STS-68Apogee altitude224 kilometres (139 mi)1.00infobox
STS-68COSPAR ID1994-062A1.00infobox
STS-68Crew size61.00infobox
STS-68Distance travelled7,569,092 kilometres (4,703,216 mi)1.00infobox
STS-68EpochOctober 2, 19941.00infobox
STS-68Inclination57.0 degrees1.00infobox
STS-68Landing dateOctober 11, 1994, 17:02:09 (1994-10-11UTC17:02:10Z) UTC1.00infobox
STS-68Landing siteEdwards, Runway 221.00infobox
STS-68Launch dateSeptember 30, 1994, 11:16:01 (1994-09-30UTC11:16:01Z) UTC1.00infobox
STS-68Launch siteKennedy, LC-39A1.00infobox
STS-68MembersMichael A. Baker1.00infobox
STS-68MembersTerrence W. Wilcutt1.00infobox
STS-68MembersSteven L. Smith1.00infobox
STS-68MembersDaniel W. Bursch1.00infobox
STS-68MembersPeter J. K. Wisoff1.00infobox
STS-68MembersThomas Jones1.00infobox
STS-68Mission duration11 days, 05 hours, 46 minutes, 08 seconds1.00infobox
STS-68Mission typeRadar imaging1.00infobox
STS-68NamesSpace Transportation System-681.00infobox
STS-68OperatorNASA1.00infobox
STS-68Orbits completed1821.00infobox
STS-68Perigee altitude212 kilometres (132 mi)1.00infobox
STS-68Period88.85 minutes1.00infobox
STS-68Reference systemGeocentric1.00infobox
STS-68RegimeLow Earth1.00infobox
STS-68SATCAT no.232851.00infobox
STS-68SpacecraftSpace Shuttle Endeavour1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around STS-68 bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Cdt, Changes and Laboratory. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • space shuttle
    • Center
    • Laboratory
    • Sts-68
    • October
    • Nasa
    • Status
    • Report
    • Cdt
    • Mcc
    • Reported
    • Control
    • Radar
  • endeavour
    • Space
    • Cdt
    • Air
    • Mission
    • Radar
    • Mcc
    • Scientists
    • Nasa
    • Status
    • Astronauts
    • Report
    • Reported
  • kennedy space center
    • Nasa
    • Status
    • Report
    • Sts-68
    • Cdt
    • Mcc
    • October
    • Control
    • Reported
    • Center
    • Space
    • Laboratory
  • white sands space harbor
    • Center
    • Laboratory
    • Sts-68
    • October
    • Nasa
    • Status
    • Report
    • Cdt
    • Mcc
    • Reported
    • Control
    • Radar
  • shuttle landing facility
    • October
    • Control
    • Launch
    • Images
    • Sts-68
    • Status
    • Report
    • Space
    • Orbit
    • Endeavour's
    • Nasa
    • Cdt
  • astronauts
    • Two
    • Cdt
    • Mcc
    • Nasa
    • Orbit
    • Status
    • Report
    • Reported
    • Center
    • October
    • Control
    • Endeavour's
  • daniel w. bursch
    • Smith
    • Jones
    • Two
    • Crew
    • Astronauts
    • Sts-68
    • Laboratory
    • One
    • Team
    • Endeavour
    • Data
    • Mission
  • spaceborne imaging radar
    • Observations
    • Cdt
    • Sts-68
    • Nasa
    • Space
    • Status
    • Report
    • Data
    • Mcc
    • Images
    • Control
    • Reported

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For STS-68, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects STS-68 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-68Mission highlights · splits 26 ⟂ 21
STS-68Launch · splits 29 ⟂ 18
STS-68Overview · splits 42 ⟂ 5

Map overview Semantic statistics

STS-68

Nodes47
Edges46
Triples113
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.042553
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around STS-68 to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Mission highlights, Launch & Landing, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — STS-68 · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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