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STS-70: Mission highlights, Preparations and launch & Image gallery

STS-70 was the 21st flight of the Space Shuttle Discovery, and the last of 7 shuttle missions to carry a Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS). This was the first shuttle mission controlled from the new mission control center room at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.

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STS-70 topic overview

The analysis highlights Mission highlights, Preparations and launch and Image gallery as prominent areas in the source structure around STS-70.

Related topics
33
Source areas
4
Connected nodes
37
Extracted relationships
93
Concept neighborhoods
14
Bridge connections
37

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 · 23 topics
Overview · 6 topics
Image gallery · 2 topics
Preparations and launch · 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
257 kilometres (160 mi)
COSPAR ID
1995-035A
Crew size
5
Distance travelled
6,000,000 kilometres (3,700,000 mi)
Inclination
28.45 degrees
Landing date
July 22, 1995, 12:02 (1995-07-22UTC12:03Z) UTC, (8:02:00 am EDT)

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

Mission highlights

Image 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-70 connects Entity context

The extracted context around STS-70 shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, STS-70 → AGC, Block, Booster Range Safety Engineer, CBRS, Discovery, EDT, Engine, ET, ETs, External Tank, However, July, June, Launch, Launch Commit Criteria, LCC C-5 Console, May, Mir, NASA, On June Another extracted example is STS-70 → Algeria, Crawler Transporter, Discovery, Dune, External Fuel, Launch Pad, Mobile Launcher Platform, Moonrise, Nikon E2, Shuttle Discovery STS-70 Launch, STS-70 Rollout, Taken, TDRS, TDRS-G, Thruster, Toothbrush, WINDEX. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

STS-70

Top relations

related to Preparations and launch · 29
STS-70 → AGC, Block, Booster Range Safety Engineer, CBRS, Discovery, EDT, Engine, ET, ETs, External Tank, However, July, June, Launch, Launch Commit Criteria, LCC C-5 Console, May, Mir, NASA, On June
related to Image gallery · 17
STS-70 → Algeria, Crawler Transporter, Discovery, Dune, External Fuel, Launch Pad, Mobile Launcher Platform, Moonrise, Nikon E2, Shuttle Discovery STS-70 Launch, STS-70 Rollout, Taken, TDRS, TDRS-G, Thruster, Toothbrush, WINDEX
related to Landing · 16
STS-70 → An, CDT, Discovery's, EDT, Flight Director Rich Jackson, July, Kennedy Space Center, KSC, Landing, MET, Mission Elapsed Time, Nose, Runway, Shuttle Landing Facility, Shuttle Training Aircraft, Steve Oswald
Members · 5
STS-70 → Donald A. Thomas, Kevin R. Kregel, Mary Ellen Weber, Nancy J. Currie, Terence T. Henricks
related to External links · 5
STS-70 → Archived May, Archived November, NASA, Wayback Machine, Wayback MachineSTS-70 Video Highlights
Apogee altitude · 1
STS-70 → 257 kilometres (160 mi)
COSPAR ID · 1
STS-70 → 1995-035A
Crew size · 1
STS-70 → 5
Distance travelled · 1
STS-70 → 6,000,000 kilometres (3,700,000 mi)
Inclination · 1
STS-70 → 28.45 degrees

Important terminology

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

Important terminology

space mission shuttle discovery satellite launch landing flight center edt system tdrs 1995 first new kennedy tdrs-g 22 henricks engine

STS-70 relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 93 structured relationships around STS-70. Examples in this analysis include STS-70 → Apogee altitude → 257 kilometres (160 mi) and STS-70 → COSPAR ID → 1995-035A. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
STS-70Apogee altitude257 kilometres (160 mi)1.00infobox
STS-70COSPAR ID1995-035A1.00infobox
STS-70Crew size51.00infobox
STS-70Distance travelled6,000,000 kilometres (3,700,000 mi)1.00infobox
STS-70Inclination28.45 degrees1.00infobox
STS-70Landing dateJuly 22, 1995, 12:02 (1995-07-22UTC12:03Z) UTC, (8:02:00 am EDT)1.00infobox
STS-70Landing siteKennedy, SLF Runway 331.00infobox
STS-70Launch dateJuly 13, 1995, 13:41:55.078 (1995-07-13UTC13:41:55Z) UTC, (9:41:55 am EDT)1.00infobox
STS-70Launch siteKennedy, LC-39B1.00infobox
STS-70MembersTerence T. Henricks1.00infobox
STS-70MembersKevin R. Kregel1.00infobox
STS-70MembersNancy J. Currie1.00infobox
STS-70MembersDonald A. Thomas1.00infobox
STS-70MembersMary Ellen Weber1.00infobox
STS-70Mission duration8 days, 22 hours, 20 minutes, 05 seconds1.00infobox
STS-70Mission typeSatellite deployment1.00infobox
STS-70NamesSpace Transportation System-701.00infobox
STS-70OperatorNASA1.00infobox
STS-70Orbits completed1431.00infobox
STS-70Payload mass20,159 kilograms (44,443 lb)1.00infobox
STS-70Perigee altitude257 kilometres (160 mi)1.00infobox
STS-70Period90.5 min1.00infobox
STS-70Reference systemGeocentric1.00infobox
STS-70RegimeLow Earth1.00infobox
STS-70SATCAT no.236121.00infobox
STS-70SpacecraftSpace Shuttle Discovery1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around STS-70 bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Launch, Landing and Also. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • STS-70
    • Launch
    • Landing
    • Also
    • Block
    • Main
    • Orbiter
    • Engine
    • External
    • Kennedy
    • New
    • System
    • Mission
  • sts-70
    • Launch
    • Landing
    • Also
    • Block
    • Main
    • Orbiter
    • Engine
    • External
    • Kennedy
    • New
    • System
    • Mission
  • space shuttle
    • Shuttle
    • Space
    • Center
    • Kennedy
    • Sts-70
    • Landing
    • Mission
    • Discovery
    • July
    • System
    • Launch
    • Control
  • mission control center
    • July
    • Kennedy
    • Space
    • Center
    • Control
    • Days
    • Satellite
    • Deployment
    • Shuttle
    • Mission
    • Landing
    • External
  • johnson space center
    • Shuttle
    • July
    • Kennedy
    • Center
    • Space
    • Control
    • Sts-70
    • Landing
    • Mission
    • Discovery
    • System
    • Launch
  • kennedy space center
    • July
    • Shuttle
    • Kennedy
    • Center
    • Space
    • Landing
    • Control
    • Sts-70
    • Mission
    • Discovery
    • Edt
    • System
  • mission highlights
    • Space
    • Days
    • Satellite
    • Deployment
    • Shuttle
    • Hours
    • Ius
    • Tdrs-g
    • System
    • Landing
    • Launch
    • Sts-70
  • discovery
    • Sts-70
    • Space
    • Launch
    • External
    • Shuttle
    • Satellite
    • Mission
    • Also
    • Block
    • Days
    • Deployment
    • Engine

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For STS-70, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects STS-70 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-70Mission highlights · splits 14 ⟂ 24
STS-70Overview · splits 31 ⟂ 7
STS-70Preparations and launch · splits 35 ⟂ 3
STS-70Image gallery · splits 35 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

STS-70

Nodes38
Edges37
Triples93
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.052632
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around STS-70 to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Mission highlights, Preparations and launch & Image gallery, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — STS-70 · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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