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gptkbp:instanceOf
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spaceflight
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gptkbp:crew
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gptkb:John_Glenn
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gptkbp:crew_size
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1
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gptkbp:duration
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4 hours, 55 minutes
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gptkbp:firstFlight
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gptkb:Mercury_program
gptkb:John_Glenn
gptkb:Alan_Shepard
10:43 AM EST
STS-95 mission in 1998
orbited_Earth_three_times
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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milestone in space history
paved the way for future missions
demonstrated_American_capabilities
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gptkbp:historicalContext
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Space Race
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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First American orbital flight
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gptkbp:impact
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increased public interest
inspired generations of scientists
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gptkbp:influenced
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future_NASA_missions
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gptkbp:inspiration
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future space missions
future astronauts
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gptkbp:is_part_of
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gptkb:Project_Mercury
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gptkbp:landing_gear
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gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
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gptkbp:launchDate
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February 20, 1962
9:47 AM EST
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gptkbp:launched
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February 20, 1962
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gptkbp:launchSite
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gptkb:Cape_Canaveral
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gptkbp:launchVehicle
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gptkb:Atlas_LV-3B
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gptkbp:legacy
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space exploration advocate
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gptkbp:mission
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gptkb:Cape_Canaveral
3
successful
human spaceflight
manned
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gptkbp:missions
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gptkb:Cape_Canaveral
6
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:Project_Mercury
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gptkbp:notableFighter
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U.S._Senator
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gptkbp:operational_status
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successful
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gptkbp:operationalRange
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160 kilometers
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gptkbp:operator
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NASA
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gptkbp:orbitalInclination
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gptkb:Earth
27,000 km/h
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Mercury-Atlas_6
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gptkbp:returnPolicy
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safely to Earth
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gptkbp:role
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pilot
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gptkbp:significance
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First_American_to_orbit_Earth
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gptkbp:significantEvent
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gptkb:Cold_War_space_race
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gptkbp:sister_ship
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USS Noa
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Mercury-Atlas_8
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gptkbp:team_achievements
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first American to orbit Earth
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gptkbp:tourism
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4 hours, 55 minutes, 23 seconds
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gptkbp:vehicleClass
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Friendship 7
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