Challenger

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Challenger may mean:

In spacecraft:

• Space Shuttle Challenger, the United States space shuttle which broke up shortly after liftoff in 1986
• Challenger, the Apollo 17 lunar module

In ships:

• HMS Challenger, any of eight Royal Navy ships,
• Challenger (clipper), a clipper sailing ship

In locomotives:

• Union Pacific Challenger, a 4-6-6-4 steam locomotive
• Challenger, a named passenger train fleet operated between 1935 and 1971 by the Union Pacific Railroad

In automobiles:

• Dodge Challenger, Dodge's entry to the pony-car market
• Mitsubishi Challenger, an SUV sold in export markets as the Pajero Sport/Montero Sport

In other vehicles:

• Canadair Challenger, a series of business jets manufactured by Bombardier
• One of 3 Challenger tanks from different periods used by the British Army

In oceanography:

• Challenger expedition, a British oceanographic survey in 1872-1876
• Challenger Deep, the deepest point in the world's oceans
• Challenger Plateau, a submarine rise in the Tasman Sea close to the New Zealand coast

In education:

• Challenger School, a private school in the western United States
• Challenger Elementary a school in Issaquah, Washington, USA

In fiction:

• Prof. G.E. Challenger, a fictional scientist/adventurer created by Arthur Conan Doyle
• The Challenger (comics character), a Marvel Comics Golden Age superhero

In other uses:

• Challenger Equipment, AGCO Corporation's division of Agricultural machinery
• Challenger tournament, a classification for some low-tier tennis tournaments
• Challenger, a Nintendo Famicom game
• The ATP Challenger Series, a series of professional tennis tournaments sanctioned by the Association of Tennis Professionals
• "Challenger", a song by American Music Club from their 1994 album Mercury