| STARSHIP | |
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| Name: | USS Challenger |
| Registry: | NCC-21087 |
| Class: | Byrd |
| Type: | galactic survey cruiser |
| Affiliation: | Federation Starfleet |
| Status: | Active (24th century) |
The USS Challenger (NCC-21087) was a Byrd-class exploratory cruiser on active duty in Starfleet during at least the early 24th century. (Star Fleet Battles)
Nomenclature[]
The starship was named after the American space shuttle Challenger that disintegrated 73 seconds into its tenth mission, STS-51-L, on 28 January 1986. This resulted in the deaths of all seven crew members including a civilian school teacher, Christa McAuliffe.
| Byrd-class starships |
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| USS Byrd - USS Challenger - USS Cousteau |
| Starships named Challenger |
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| Challenger (NX-03) - USS Challenger (Daedalus-class) - USS Challenger (NCC-1676) - USS Challenger (NCC-1676-A) - USS Challenger (NCC-1676-D) - USS Challenger (NCC-1863) - USS Challenger (NCC-12886) - USS Challenger (NCC-21087) - USS Challenger (NCC-36501) - USS Challenger (NCC-71099) - USS Challenger (NCC-75167) - USS Challenger (NCC-92382) |