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Kon-Tiki was a generation one [https://for-all-mankind.fandom.com/wiki/Space_Shuttle space shuttle] like it's sisters Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis and others. She was named after a vessel that tested a theory about human migration to the samoan islands.
  
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'''Space Shuttle ''Kon-Tiki''''' is an [[American]] [[spacecraft]]. The [[spaceplane]] is one of the ten first generation [[Space Shuttle]]s in [[NASA]]'s fleet.
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==History==
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Like all first generation shuttles, ''Kon-Tiki'' was put into service sometime between late [[Timeline#1981|1981]] and early [[1983]].
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On May 20, 1983, ''Kon-Tiki'' was on its mission STS-83-G and was docked at [[Skylab]], but scheduled for reentry and landing in the afternoon. However, for some reason they were still docked to the [[space station]] the next day, when [[ESA]] astronaut [[Doreen Campbell]] detected a massive {{wpl|coronal mass ejection}} in Skylab's solar observatory, the {{wpl|Apollo Telescope Mount}}, causing a dangerous solar storm that [[Solar flare event 1983|threatened]] satellites, spacecrafts and [[astronaut]]s in [[Earth]]'s orbit and on the [[Moon]].<ref>{{TVref|2|1}}</ref>
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''Kon-Tiki'' is still in service in the 90s and used for [[Jamestown]] supply runs and other operations.
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==Known missions==
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! Designator || Mission || Date
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| STS-83-G || [[Skylab]] || 1983 <ref name="mb-202">{{TVref|2|2|Mission board @ 27:25}}</ref>
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|- style="vertical-align:top;"
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| STS-92-P || Jamestown crew rotation<br>Jamestown 197 || 1992 <ref name="mb-302-2">{{TVref|3|2|Mission status board @ 07:47}} &rarr; [[:File:FAM 302 07.47 Mission board (+11.21).png|Screenshot]]</ref>
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==Behind the scenes==
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The shuttle is named after the vessel ''{{wpl|Kon-Tiki}}'', which writer {{wpl|Thor Heyerdahl}} used to test a theory about human migration to Polynesia. The name ''Kon-Tiki'' comes from the Inca {{wpl|creator deity}} {{wpl|Viracocha}}.
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In the [[Point of Divergence|real word]], there was no Space Shuttle with the name ''Kon-Tiki''.
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==See also==
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* ''[[Atlantis]]''
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* ''[[Beagle]]''
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* ''[[Challenger]]''
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* ''[[Columbia]]''
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* ''[[Constitution]]''
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* ''[[Discovery]]''
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* ''[[Endeavour]]''
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* ''[[Enterprise]]''
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* ''[[Victoria]]''
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* [[Space Shuttle]]
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* [[Spaceplane]]
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{{References}}
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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Kon-Tiki''}}

Latest revision as of 15:40, 24 July 2023

Space Shuttle Kon-Tiki is an American spacecraft. The spaceplane is one of the ten first generation Space Shuttles in NASA's fleet.

History[]

Like all first generation shuttles, Kon-Tiki was put into service sometime between late 1981 and early 1983.

On May 20, 1983, Kon-Tiki was on its mission STS-83-G and was docked at Skylab, but scheduled for reentry and landing in the afternoon. However, for some reason they were still docked to the space station the next day, when ESA astronaut Doreen Campbell detected a massive coronal mass ejectionW in Skylab's solar observatory, the Apollo Telescope MountW, causing a dangerous solar storm that threatened satellites, spacecrafts and astronauts in Earth's orbit and on the Moon.[1]

Kon-Tiki is still in service in the 90s and used for Jamestown supply runs and other operations.

Known missions[]

Designator Mission Date
STS-83-G Skylab 1983 [2]
STS-92-P Jamestown crew rotation
Jamestown 197		 1992 [3]

Behind the scenes[]

The shuttle is named after the vessel Kon-TikiW, which writer Thor HeyerdahlW used to test a theory about human migration to Polynesia. The name Kon-Tiki comes from the Inca creator deityW ViracochaW.

In the real word, there was no Space Shuttle with the name Kon-Tiki.

See also[]

References

  1. ↑ For All Mankind TV Series - Season 2, Episode 1: "Every Little Thing"
  2. ↑ For All Mankind TV Series - Season 2, Episode 2: "The Bleeding Edge" (Mission board @ 27:25)
  3. ↑ For All Mankind TV Series - Season 3, Episode 2: "Game Changer" (Mission status board @ 07:47) → Screenshot


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