IRVE-1

NASA spacecraft intended to test an inflatable reentry system, but suffered launch vehicle failure
Vehicle reentry_vehicle Q115339495
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IRVE-1

Summary

IRVE-1 is a reentry vehicle[1]. IRVE-1 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • IRVE-1's instance of is recorded as reentry vehicle[3].
  • IRVE-1's instance of is recorded as technology demonstration spacecraft[4].
  • IRVE-1's instance of is recorded as inflatable space structure[5].
  • IRVE-1's instance of is recorded as former entity[6].
  • IRVE-1's operator is recorded as Goddard Space Flight Center[7].
  • IRVE-1's manufacturer is recorded as Langley Research Center[8].
  • IRVE-1's space launch vehicle is recorded as Terrier Orion[9].
  • IRVE-1's country of origin is recorded as United States[10].
  • IRVE-1's type of orbit is recorded as sub-orbital spaceflight[11].
  • IRVE-1 was dissolved in +2007-09-06T00:00:00Z[12].
  • IRVE-1's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +2007-09-06T00:00:00Z[13].
  • IRVE-1's cause of destruction is recorded as launch failure[14].
  • IRVE-1's start point is recorded as Wallops Flight Facility[15].
  • IRVE-1's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1.6'}[16].
  • IRVE-1's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3'}[17].
  • IRVE-1's funder is recorded as National Aeronautics and Space Administration[18].

Why It Matters

IRVE-1 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . planet4589.org. planet4589.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . planet4589.org. planet4589.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . planet4589.org. planet4589.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . planet4589.org. planet4589.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . ntrs.nasa.gov. ntrs.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . planet4589.org. planet4589.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . planet4589.org. planet4589.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . planet4589.org. planet4589.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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