Challenger
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Challenger may refer to:
[edit] In transportation
[edit] Land vehicles
- Challenger trucks, a Canadian maker of heavy trucks
- One of several British Army tanks:
- Cruiser Mk VIII Challenger, in service during World War II
- Challenger 1 tank, in service from the late 1980s to early 21st century
- Challenger 2 tank, in service from 1998
- Dodge Challenger, a car made by Dodge
- Mitsubishi Challenger, an SUV sold in export markets as the Pajero Sport/Montero Sport
- Tokai Challenger, a solar car
- Challenger (train), a named passenger train fleet
- Union Pacific Challenger, a type of steam locomotive
- Challenger Tractor, a rubber-tracked agricultural tractor
[edit] Sea vessels
- HMS Challenger, any of eight Royal Navy ships
- RSS Challenger, a Sjöormen class submarine in the Republic of Singapore Navy
- USS Challenger (ID-3630), an early-20th century US Navy cargo ship
- Challenger (clipper), a clipper sailing ship built in London in 1852
- Challenger (1853 clipper), a clipper ship built in Boston
- Stena Challenger, a ferry, formerly Isle of Inishfree and Pride of Cherbourg, now the MV Kaitaki
[edit] Air and space craft
- Canadair Challenger, a series of business jets manufactured by Bombardier
- Space Shuttle Challenger, the NASA space shuttle
- Quad City Challenger, an ultralight airplane
- Challenger, the Apollo 17 lunar module
[edit] Places
- 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
- Challenger Mountains, a subrange of the Arctic Cordillera in Nunavut, Canada
- Mount Challenger, Falkland Islands
- Challenger Point, a mountain in Colorado, United States
- Challenger Harbour, Fremantle, Western Australia
- Challengers, Saint Kitts and Nevis
[edit] In entertainment
- Challenger (1990 film), about the space shuttle Challenger disaster
- The Challengers, a 1990 film produced for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
- Challenger (comics), a Marvel Comics Golden Age superhero
- Challenger (video game), developed by Hudson Soft
- Challenger (game show), a 1997 Australian game show
- Challengers of the Unknown a team of costumed crime fighters from DC Comics
- Challenger (Star Trek), a Star Trek: New Earth novel
- Challengers (album), by The New Pornographers
- The Challengers (band), a 1960s surf rock group
- The Challengers (game show), a 1990 American game show hosted by Dick Clark
- Challengers (manga), the shōnen-ai manga by Hinako Takanaga
- Professor Challenger, a fictional scientist and adventurer created by Arthur Conan Doyle
- "Challenger", a song by Misia from Mars & Roses
[edit] People
- Ben Challenger (born 1978), English high jumper
- Okeem Challenger, Antiguan and Barbudan footballer
- Romeo Challenger (born 1950), rock drummer, father of Ben Challenger
[edit] In science
- Challenger (eagle), an American Bald Eagle known for free flights
- Challenger Society for Marine Science, established in 1903 in the United Kingdom
- Challenger expedition, a British oceanographic survey in 1872-1876
[edit] In sport
- Challenger (America's Cup), the syndacates challengers of America's Cup
- Challengers League & Challengers Cup, the third tier football league and league cup competition in South Korea
- ATP Challenger Series, a series of professional tennis tournaments
[edit] Other uses
- Challenger Institute of Technology, a Technical and Further Education (TAFE) institution in Fremantle, Western Australia
- Challenger Equipment, AGCO Corporation's division of agricultural machinery
- Challenger hop, a beer flavouring
- Challenger Mine, a gold mine in South Australia
- Challenger School, a private school in the western United States
- Challenger Secondary School in Spanaway, WA for the Bethel School District
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