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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:astronaut
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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4 hours, 54 minutes
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gptkbp:alma_mater
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gptkb:University_of_Colorado_Boulder
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:NASA_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:NASA_Exceptional_Service_Medal
gptkb:American_Astronautical_Society's_Flight_Achievement_Award
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gptkbp:born_on
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May 1, 1925
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Katherine_Carpenter
gptkb:Robert_Carpenter
gptkb:David_Carpenter
gptkb:Scott_Carpenter
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gptkbp:died_on
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October 10, 2013
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gptkbp:famous_for
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being the second American to orbit the Earth
participating in the Gemini program
participating in the Mercury program
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gptkbp:first_flight
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October 29, 1962
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Malcolm Scott Carpenter
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gptkbp:influenced
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future astronauts
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:John_Glenn
gptkb:Alan_Shepard
gptkb:Gus_Grissom
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gptkbp:legacy
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pioneering space exploration
inspiring generations of engineers and astronauts
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gptkbp:military_rank
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gptkb:Captain
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gptkbp:military_service
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gptkb:United_States_Navy
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gptkbp:mission
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gptkb:Gemini_4
gptkb:Mercury-Atlas_7
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:notable_event
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first American to orbit the Earth in a spacecraft with a manual control system.
served as a backup astronaut for Apollo missions.
worked on the development of the Space Shuttle.
participated in the first American spacewalk.
contributed to oceanographic research after retiring from NASA.
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:civil_aviation
gptkb:Pilot
gptkb:Royal_Navy
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gptkbp:place_of_birth
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gptkb:Boulder,_Colorado
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gptkbp:place_of_death
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gptkb:La_Jolla,_California
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gptkbp:second_flight_date
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June 3, 1965
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gptkbp:spaceflights
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gptkb:3
2
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gptkbp:spouse
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Patricia Caroline Mc Clain
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Scott_Carpenter
gptkb:M._Scott_Carpenter
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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