Statements (46)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:spacecraft
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gptkbp:airlines |
suborbital flight
4 hours 54 minutes Scott_Carpenter_was_a_veteran_pilot |
gptkbp:cockpit |
gptkb:Scott_Carpenter
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gptkbp:communicationEquipment |
used voice communication with ground control
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gptkbp:controls |
manual control by the pilot
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gptkbp:crew |
extensive training for spaceflight
used radio for communication with ground control |
gptkbp:crewSize |
1
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gptkbp:fanArt |
near_the_Bahamas
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gptkbp:firstFlight |
debriefing and analysis
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
one of the early manned spaceflights
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Aurora 7
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gptkbp:influenced |
future manned space missions
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gptkbp:inspiration |
inspired future generations of astronauts
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gptkbp:landingGear |
gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
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gptkbp:launchDate |
May 24, 1962
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gptkbp:launched |
NASA
successful launch and mission execution |
gptkbp:launchSite |
gptkb:Cape_Canaveral
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gptkbp:launchVehicle |
gptkb:Atlas_LV-3B
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gptkbp:legacy |
paved_the_way_for_Gemini_and_Apollo_programs
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gptkbp:manufacturer |
gptkb:McDonnell_Aircraft_Corporation
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gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
extensive media coverage during the mission
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gptkbp:mission |
manned spaceflight
based_on_earlier_Mercury_spacecraft_designs |
gptkbp:missions |
gptkb:Houston,_Texas
successful approximately 4 hours and 54 minutes |
gptkbp:notableFeature |
influenced public perception of space exploration
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gptkbp:operationalStatus |
1962
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gptkbp:orbitalInclination |
approximately 90 minutes
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gptkbp:publicAccess |
captured public attention during the space race
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gptkbp:relatedEvent |
first spacecraft to use a new reentry procedure
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gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:Mercury-Atlas_6
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gptkbp:respondsTo |
34 degrees
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gptkbp:safetyFeatures |
included safety protocols for reentry
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gptkbp:scientificName |
conducted experiments on weightlessness
to gather data on human spaceflight |
gptkbp:secondaryMission |
analyzed for improvements in spacecraft design
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gptkbp:significance |
part_of_Project_Mercury
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gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Mercury-Atlas_9
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gptkbp:takeoffDistance |
over 100,000 miles
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gptkbp:technology |
designed_for_low_Earth_orbit
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gptkbp:totalGoals |
3
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