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STS-9 (also referred to Spacelab 1) was the ninth NASA Space Shuttle mission and the sixth mission of the Space Shuttle Columbia. Launched on November 28, 1983, the ten-day mission carried the first Spacelab laboratory module into orbit.
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TTTA extracted 123 structured relationships around STS-9. Examples in this analysis include STS-9 → Apogee altitude → 253 km (157 mi) and STS-9 → Contractor → Rockwell International. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STS-9 | Apogee altitude | 253 km (157 mi) | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-9 | Contractor | Rockwell International | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-9 | COSPAR ID | 1983-116A | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-9 | Crew size | 6 | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-9 | Distance travelled | 6,913,504 km (4,295,852 mi) | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-9 | Inclination | 57.00°≠≈ | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-9 | Landing date | December 8, 1983, 23:47:24 (1983-12-08UTC23:47:25Z) UTC (3:47:24 pm PST) | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-9 | Landing mass | 99,800 kg (220,000 lb) | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-9 | Landing site | Edwards, Runway 17 | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-9 | Launch date | November 28, 1983, 16:00:00 (1983-11-28UTC16Z) UTC (11:00 am EST) | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-9 | Launch mass | 112,918 kg (248,942 lb) | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-9 | Launch site | Kennedy, LC-39A | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-9 | Members | John Young | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-9 | Members | Brewster H. Shaw | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-9 | Members | Robert A. Parker | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-9 | Members | Owen Garriott | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-9 | Members | Byron K. Lichtenberg | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-9 | Members | Ulf Merbold | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-9 | Mission duration | 10 days, 7 hours, 47 minutes, 24 seconds | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-9 | Mission type | Microgravity research | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-9 | Names | Space Transportation System-9 Spacelab 1 | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-9 | Operator | NASA | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-9 | Orbits completed | 167 | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-9 | Payload mass | 15,068 kg (33,219 lb) | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-9 | Perigee altitude | 240 km (150 mi) | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-9 | Period | 89.50 minutes | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-9 | Reference system | Geocentric orbit | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-9 | Regime | Low Earth orbit | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-9 | SATCAT no. | 14523 | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-9 | Spacecraft | Space Shuttle Columbia | 1.00 | infobox |
The concept neighborhoods around STS-9 bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Astronaut, System and Launch. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.
For STS-9, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects STS-9 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.
TTTA analyzes the structure around STS-9 to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Mission summary, Crew & Mission background, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.
Source: Wikipedia — STS-9 · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout