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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:astronaut
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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34 hours
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkb:NASA_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:NASA_Exceptional_Service_Medal
gptkb:Air_Force_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Air_Medal
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gptkbp:birth_date
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March 6, 1927
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gptkbp:born_on
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March 6, 1927
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:3
gptkb:5
one son
two daughters
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gptkbp:death_date
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October 4, 2004
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gptkbp:died_on
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October 4, 2004
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
gptkb:University_of_Hawaii
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
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gptkbp:educational_role
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STEM advocacy
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gptkbp:family
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married to Trudy Cooper
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gptkbp:famous_for
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being one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts
setting a record for the longest spaceflight at the time
commanding Gemini 5 mission
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gptkbp:famous_quote
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' I think we should go to the moon.'
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gptkbp:first_flight
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gptkb:Mercury-Atlas_9
retirement from NASA
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gptkbp:flight_style
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orbital flight
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gptkbp:full_name
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gptkb:Leroy_Gordon_Cooper_Jr.
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gptkbp:gemini_5_duration
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8 days
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gptkbp:gemini_5_launch_date
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August 21, 1965
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gptkbp:gemini_5_orbits
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120
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gptkbp:gemini_5_significance
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gptkb:first_long-duration_spaceflight
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gptkbp:gemini_mission
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gptkb:Gemini_5
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gptkbp:hobbies
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gptkb:photography
fishing
hunting
flying
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gptkbp:hometown
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gptkb:Shawnee,_Oklahoma
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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L. Gordon Cooper
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gptkbp:influence
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gptkb:space_exploration
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:John_Glenn
gptkb:Alan_Shepard
gptkb:Chuck_Yeager
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gptkbp:landing_distance
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gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
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gptkbp:legacy
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pioneering astronaut
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gptkbp:military_rank
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gptkb:Colonel
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gptkbp:military_service
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:mission
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gptkb:Mercury_program
gptkb:Gemini_5
gptkb:Mercury-Atlas_9
gptkb:Gemini_program
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gptkbp:mission_type
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gptkb:human_spaceflight
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:engineers
gptkb:Pilot
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gptkbp:operating_hours
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222 hours
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gptkbp:orbit_type
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gptkb:22
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gptkbp:post-flight_career
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gptkb:Pilot
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gptkbp:post-nasa_career
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gptkb:film_industry
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gptkbp:rank
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gptkb:Colonel
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gptkbp:resting_place
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gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
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gptkbp:retirement
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gptkb:Author
gptkb:Businessman
gptkb:Public_speaker
gptkb:Consulting_Services
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gptkbp:retirement_year
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gptkb:1970
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gptkbp:spacecraft
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gptkb:spacecraft
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gptkbp:spaceflights
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2
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Trudy_Cooper
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:spacecraft
gptkb:The_Last_Man_on_the_Moon
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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