Columbia

Summary

Columbia is a Space Shuttle orbiter^[1]. Columbia draws 9,077 Wikipedia views per month (space_shuttle_orbiter category, ranking #1 of 9).^[2]

Key Facts

• Columbia's instance of is recorded as former entity^[3].
• Columbia is owned by National Aeronautics and Space Administration^[4].
• Columbia is operated by National Aeronautics and Space Administration^[5].
• Columbia Rediviva is named after Columbia^[6].
• Columbia's manufacturer is recorded as Rockwell International^[7].
• Columbia is part of Space Shuttle program^[8].
• Columbia is part of space mission^[9].
• Columbia's Commons category is recorded as Space Shuttle Columbia^[10].
• Columbia's country of origin is recorded as United States^[11].
• Columbia's first flight is recorded as April 12, 1981^[12].
• Columbia's significant event is recorded as contract awarding^[13].
• Columbia's significant event is recorded as rollout^[14].
• Columbia's significant event is recorded as delivery^[15].
• Columbia's significant event is recorded as maiden flight^[16].
• Columbia's significant event is recorded as deployment^[17].
• Columbia's significant event is recorded as last flight^[18].
• Columbia's significant event is recorded as Space Shuttle Columbia disaster^[19].
• Columbia's described at URL is recorded as https://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/shuttleoperations/orbiters/columbia_info.html^[20].
• Columbia's location of creation is recorded as Air Force Plant 42^[21].
• Columbia's orbits completed is recorded as {'amount': '+4808'}^[22].
• Columbia's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+37.24'}^[23].
• Columbia's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+25983622'}^[24].
• Columbia's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+17.25'}^[25].
• Columbia's wingspan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+23.79'}^[26].
• Columbia's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+71799'}^[27].

Body

Publication

Part of include Space Shuttle program^[8], a NASA program^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1972^[30] and space mission^[9].

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 draws 9,077 Wikipedia views per month (space_shuttle_orbiter category, ranking #1 of 9).^[2] Columbia has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] Columbia is known by 14 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].