Challenger, Challengers, or The Challengers may refer to:

Entertainment

Comics and manga

Challenger (character) The Challenger is the name of different fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The William Waring version of Challenger appeared beginning with the company's 1940s iteration as Timely Comics during th ...

, comic book character * ''Challengers'' (manga), manga by Hinako Takanaga

Film and TV

* ''The Challengers'' (TV series), a 1979–80 Canadian biographical television series * ''Challenger'' (1990 film), a television movie about the space shuttle ''Challenger'' disaster * ''The Challengers'' (film), a 1990 family film produced for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation * ''The Challenger'' (film), a 2015 American sports drama film * ''The Challengers'' (game show), a 1990 American game show hosted by Dick Clark * ''Challenger'' (game show), a 1997 Australian game show * ''Challenger'' (2013 game show), a Pakistani game show * The original British title for the film ''

The Challenger Disaster ''The Challenger'' (US title: ''The Challenger Disaster'') is a 2013 TV movie starring William Hurt about Richard Feynman's investigation into the 1986 Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' disaster. The film was co-produced by the BBC, the Science C ...

'', a 2013 BBC made-for-TV film

Games

* ''Challenger'' (video game), a 1985 game developed by Hudson Soft * ''Challengers'' (role-playing game), a 1985 role-playing game * ''Challenger'' (arcade game), a 1981 game developed by

Centuri Centuri, formerly known as Allied Leisure, was an American arcade game manufacturer. They were based in Hialeah, Florida, and were one of the top six suppliers of coin-operated arcade video game machinery in the United States during the early 19 ...

Literature

* ''Challenger'' (novel), a ''Star Trek: New Earth'' novel by Diane Carey *

Professor Challenger George Edward Challenger is a fictional character in a series of fantasy and science fiction stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Unlike Conan Doyle's self-controlled, analytical character, Sherlock Holmes, Professor Challenger is an aggressive, ...

, a fictional scientist and adventurer created by Arthur Conan Doyle * ''Challenger'', a science fiction fanzine by Guy H. Lillian III which was nominated twelve times for the Hugo Award for Best Fanzine

Music

The Challengers (band) The Challengers were an instrumental surf rock band started in Los Angeles, California, in late 1962. They represented a growing love for surf music and helped make the genre popular. Their debut album, ''Surfbeat'', was the biggest-selling surf a ...

, a 1960s surf rock group * ''Challengers'' (album), a 2007 album by The New Pornographers * ''Challenger'' (Burning Star Core album), a 2008 album * ''Challenger'' (Knut album), a 2002 album * ''Challenger'' (Memphis May Fire album), a 2012 album * "Challenger", a song by Misia from the 2004 album ''

Mars & Roses ''Mars & Roses'' is the fifth studio album by Japanese R&B singer Misia, released on February 11, 2004. It debuted at #3 with 151,087 copies sold. The album was recorded in London, New York and Tokyo. The song ''Little Rose'', the title and theme ...

'' * ''Challenger'', 2013 album by Recover * ''Challenger'' (EP), a 2021 EP by JO1

Companies

Challenger Limited Challenger Ltd is a provider of contract oil and gas land drilling and workover services. History Challenger is based in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, and the company Chairman is Hassan Tatanaki. The company was founded in ...

, an Egyptian-based provider of contract oil and gas land drilling and workover services * Challenger Ltd, an

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listed investment management company

People and animals

Challenger (actor) ASM Tofazzal Hossain (died on 12 October 2010; known by his stage name Challenger) was a Bangladeshi television and film actor. Career Hossain was nicknamed "Challenger" by writer, director Humayun Ahmed, when he debuted his acting career in the ...

(19592010), Bangladeshi film and television actor *

Romeo Challenger Romeo Alexander Challenger (born 19 May 1950) is an English musician who has been the drummer for the rock band Showaddywaddy since 1973 and seminal Progressive Rock band Black Widow. Biography Challenger was born 19 May 1950 in St. John's, ...

(born 1950), rock drummer, father of Ben Challenger *

Ben Challenger Benjamin Arthur Challenger (born 7 March 1978) is a retired English high jumper. His personal best jump of 2.30 metres was achieved when he won the 1999 Summer Universiade. His career highlight is a silver medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. ...

(born 1978), English high jumper *

Okeem Challenger Okeem Challenger (born 22 August 1989) is an Antiguan and Barbudan footballer who plays for SAP in the Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division. International career Nicknamed ''Soda'', Challenger made his debut for Antigua and Barbuda in a March ...

(born 1989), Antiguan and Barbudan footballer *

Challenger (eagle) Challenger is a non-releasable bald eagle in the care of the non-profit American Eagle Foundation. He is the first bald eagle in history trained to free fly over stadium events, including the World Series and United States presidential inauguratio ...

(born 1989), an American bald eagle known for free flights *

Challenger (horse) Challenger (1927–1948) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse who became a Leading sire in North America. Background Challenger was a bay horse bred by the British The National Stud. As a yearling, Challenger was bought for 5,000 guineas by Lor ...

(1927–1948), a British Thoroughbred racehorse

Places

Challenger Deep The Challenger Deep is the deepest-known point of the seabed of Earth, with a depth of by direct measurement from deep-diving submersibles, remotely operated underwater vehicles and benthic landers, and (sometimes) slightly more by sonar bathym ...

, the deepest point in the world's oceans *

Challenger Plateau The Challenger Plateau is a large submarine plateau west of New Zealand and south of the Lord Howe Rise. It has an approximate diameter of and an area of about . The water depth over the plateau varies between to and is covered by up to of s ...

, a submarine rise in the Tasman Sea close to the New Zealand coast *

Challenger Mountains The Challenger Mountains are a mountain range on Ellesmere Island in Nunavut, Canada. The range is the most northern range in the world and of the Arctic Cordillera. The highest mountain in the range is Commonwealth Mountain . The United State ...

, a subrange of the Arctic Cordillera in Nunavut, Canada *

Mount Challenger Mount Challenger is a mountain on East Falkland, Falkland Islands.Strange, Ian (1983) ''The Falkland Islands'' It is south of Mount Kent. The area saw some action during the Falklands War, and some of it is still mined. The Murrell River rises ...

, a mountain on East Falkland, Falkland Islands *

Challenger Point Challenger Point is a high mountain summit of the Crestones in the Sangre de Cristo Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The fourteener is located east by south ( bearing 102°) of the Town of Crestone in Saguache County, Colorado, Un ...

, a mountain in Colorado, United States * Challenger Harbour, a marina in Fremantle, Western Australia *

Challengers, Saint Kitts and Nevis Challengers is a settlement on the south coast of the island of Saint Kitts in Saint Kitts and Nevis. It is located to the west of the capital Basseterre Basseterre (; Saint Kitts Creole: ''Basterre'') is the capital and largest city of Saint ...

, a settlement on the island of Saint Kitts

Science

Challenger Society for Marine Science The Challenger Society for Marine Science (or Challenger Society) is a learned society established in 1903 in the United Kingdom around the interdisciplinary subject of marine science. The central objectives of the Challenger Society are: * To ad ...

, established in 1903 in the United Kingdom * ''Challenger'' expedition, a British oceanographic survey in 1872–1876 * Challenger Center for Space Science Education, an American nonprofit educational organization

Sports

* Challengers League, former name of

K3 League The K3 League is the third tier of South Korean football league system, which was created from the rebranding of the Korea National League (2003–2019) and the former K3 League (2007–2019) into K3 League and K4 League in 2020. 16 teams are ...

, an amateur football competition in South Korea *

Challengers Cup The Challengers Cup is a South Korean Association football, football competition and the league cup of K3 League (2007–2019), Challengers League (amateur K3 League). It was held twice in 2011 Challengers Cup, 2011 and 2012 Challengers Cup, 2012 ...

, a South Korean football competition *

ATP Challenger Tour The ATP Challenger Tour, known until the end of 2008 as the ATP Challenger Series, is a series of international men's professional tennis tournaments. The Challenger Tour events are the second-highest tier of tennis competition, behind the ATP T ...

, a series of men's professional tennis tournaments *

Challenger (America's Cup) The Challenger in the America's Cup sailing competition is the team that challenges the defender to win the prestigious trophy. Challengers Only seven times in America's Cup history has a challenger syndicate won the trophy. See also *Amer ...

, the yacht representing the club that currently opposes the defender * PCB Challengers, a Pakistani women's cricket team

Transportation

Air and space craft

Bombardier Challenger The Challenger is a family of mid-sized business jets produced by Canadair, and later by Bombardier Aerospace. Aircraft include: * Bombardier Challenger 600 series, the original family of business jets, with the CL-600, CL-601, CL-604, and CL-605 ...

, a series of business jets manufactured by Bombardier * Space Shuttle ''Challenger'', a NASA space shuttle ** Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' disaster *

Quad City Challenger The Quad City Challenger is a family of one and two seats-in-tandem, pusher configuration, tricycle landing gear ultralight aircraft that is designed and produced by Quad City Aircraft Corporation of Moline, Illinois. The Challenger was ...

, an ultralight airplane * ''Challenger'', the

Apollo 17 Apollo 17 (December 7–19, 1972) was the final mission of NASA's Apollo program, the most recent time humans have set foot on the Moon or traveled beyond low Earth orbit. Commander Gene Cernan and Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt walked on ...

lunar module

Land vehicles

Challenger trucks Challenger Manufacturing Ltd. was a British Columbia-based Canadian manufacturer of heavy trucks, that built both highway and off road trucks, particularly for the logging industry, under the Challenger, ''Custom Built for Heavy Industry'', brand. ...

, a Canadian maker of heavy trucks *

Challenger tank There have been four tanks named Challenger in British military service. * Cruiser Mk VIII Challenger in service during World War II * Challenger 1 in service from the mid-1980s to early 21st century * Challenger 2 in service from 1998 onwards ...

, a series of tanks in British military service *

Dodge Challenger The Dodge Challenger is the name of three different generations of automobiles (two of those being pony cars) produced by American automobile manufacturer Dodge. However, the first use of the Challenger name by Dodge was in 1959 for marketing a ...

, a car made by Dodge *

Mitsubishi Pajero Sport The Mitsubishi Pajero Sport is a mid-size SUV produced by the Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi Motors using the Mitsubishi Pajero, Pajero nameplate since 1996 that has spanned over three generations and based on the Mitsubishi Triton, Triton pi ...

, an SUV once sold in Japan as the Mitsubishi Challenger * Tokai Challenger, a solar car * ''Challenger'' (train), a named passenger train fleet *

Union Pacific Challenger The Union Pacific Challengers are a type of simple articulated 4-6-6-4 steam locomotive built by American Locomotive Company (ALCO) from 1936 to 1944 and operated by the Union Pacific Railroad until the late 1950s. A total of 105 Challengers wer ...

, a type of steam locomotive *

Challenger Tractor Challenger is an American brand of agricultural tractors. Created by Caterpillar Inc. in 1986, the brand was sold to AGCO in 2002. Since then, Challenger tractors have been manufactured at the company's Jackson, Minnesota facility. Production ...

, a rubber-tracked agricultural tractor

Sea vessels

Columbia 24 Challenger The Columbia 24 Challenger, or Columbia Challenger 24, is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Joseph McGlasson and first built in 1962.Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats'', page 316. Internationa ...

, an American sailboat design * 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 * ''Challenger'' (Long Beach fireboat), operated by the fire department of Long Beach, California, US * , a steamboat built in 1865 that operated in Puget Sound, Washington, US * ''Stena Challenger'', a ferry, formerly ''Isle of Inishfree'' and ''Pride of Cherbourg'', now MV ''Kaitaki'' * ''

Glomar Challenger ''Glomar Challenger'' was a deep sea research and scientific drilling vessel for oceanography and marine geology studies. The drillship was designed by Global Marine Inc. (now Transocean Inc.) specifically for a long term contract with the Ameri ...

'', a deep sea research and scientific drilling vessel for oceanography and marine geology studies * ''

Deepsea Challenger ''Deepsea Challenger'' (DCV 1) is a deep-diving submersible designed to reach the bottom of Challenger Deep, the deepest-known point on Earth. On 26 March 2012, Canadian film director James Cameron piloted the craft to accomplish this goal in ...

'', used by James Cameron in the Mariana Trench * SS ''St. Marys Challenger'', a freight vessel operating on the North American Great Lakes built in 1906

Other uses

*Challenger Institute of Technology, former name of

South Metropolitan TAFE South Metropolitan TAFE (formerly known as Challenger Institute of Technology or Challenger TAFE) is a Technical and Further Education (TAFE) institution with campuses in Armadale, Bentley, Carlisle, Fremantle, Jandakot, Kwinana, Mandurah, M ...

, a Technical and Further Education institution in Fremantle, Western Australia *

Challenger hop This is a list of varieties of hop (''Humulus lupulus''). As there are male and female plants, the flowers (cones) of the female plant are fertilized by the pollen of the male flowers with the result that the female flowers form seeds. These see ...

, a beer flavouring * Challenger mine, a gold mine in South Australia *

Challenger Secondary School Challenger High School is a public secondary school in Spanaway, Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the ...

, a public school in Spanaway, Washington, United States *

Challenger Early College High School Challenger Early College High School is a public secondary school in Hickory, North Carolina, United States on the campus of Catawba Valley Community College. Challenger Early College High School is ranked the top high school in Catawba County Scho ...

, a public secondary school in Hickory, North Carolina, United States *

Challenger (cable system) Challenger, Challengers, or The Challengers may refer to: Entertainment Comics and manga * Challenger (character), comic book character * ''Challengers'' (manga), manga by Hinako Takanaga Film and TV * ''The Challengers'' (TV series), a 1979 ...

, an international submarine communications cable between US and Bermuda