Columbia
American Space Shuttle orbiter
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Summary
Columbia is a Space Shuttle orbiter[1]. Columbia draws 8,640 Wikipedia views per month (space shuttle orbiter category, ranking #1 of 9).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: former entity[3]
- Owned by: National Aeronautics and Space Administration[4]
- Operator: National Aeronautics and Space Administration[5]
- Named after: Columbia Rediviva[6]
- Manufacturer: Rockwell International[7]
- Part of: Space Shuttle program[8], space mission[9]
- Commons category: Space Shuttle Columbia[10]
- Country of origin: United States[11]
- First flight: April 12, 1981[12]
- Significant event: contract awarding[13], rollout[14], delivery[15], maiden flight[16], deployment[17], last flight[18], Space Shuttle Columbia disaster[19]
- Described at URL: https://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/shuttleoperations/orbiters/columbia_info.html[20]
- Location of creation: Air Force Plant 42[21]
- Orbits completed: 4808[22]
- Length: 37.24 m[23]
- Duration: 25,983,622 seconds[24]
- Height: 17.25 m[25]
- Wingspan: 23.79 m[26]
- Mass: 71,799 kg[27], 80,739 kg[28]
- Serial number: OV-102[29]
- Event distance: 201,497,772 km[30]
Body
Cultural Impact
Things named for Columbia include Columbia Hills[31], a hill[32] and Columbia Memorial Station[33], a lander[34].
Why It Matters
Columbia has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] Columbia is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]
Entities named for Columbia include Columbia Hills[31], a hill[32] and Columbia Memorial Station[33], a lander[34].