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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:spacecraft
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gptkbp:airlines
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2
suborbital_trajectory
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gptkbp:community_service
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real-time data transmission
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gptkbp:controls
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inertial guidance system
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gptkbp:crew
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gptkb:Virgil_Grissom
Virgil I. Grissom
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gptkbp:crewCapacity
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suborbital flight experience
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gptkbp:design
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gptkb:modified_Mercury_capsule
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gptkbp:diameter
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3.05 m
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gptkbp:duration
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approximately 15 minutes
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gptkbp:engineType
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liquid-fueled
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gptkbp:firstAwarded
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RD-180 engine
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gptkbp:firstFlight
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first test flight of Mercury spacecraft
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gptkbp:firstMatch
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RL10 engine
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gptkbp:hasArea
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evaluate spacecraft performance
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gptkbp:height
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30.5 m
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gptkbp:historicalImpact
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paved_the_way_for_future_Mercury_missions
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Mercury-Atlas 2
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gptkbp:launchDate
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11:00 AM EST
February 21, 1961
February 21, 1961, 11:00 AM EST
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gptkbp:launched
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gptkb:Launch_Complex_14
NASA
uncrewed
February 1961
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gptkbp:launchSite
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gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Air_Force_Station
1,500 kg
failed to reach intended altitude
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gptkbp:launchVehicle
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Atlas D
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gptkbp:mission
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crewed spaceflight
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gptkbp:missionCapabilities
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suborbital crewed flight test
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gptkbp:missions
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gptkb:Mercury_Control_Center
15 minutes
completed
failure
ground control
February 21, 1961
important for human spaceflight history
test launch vehicle and spacecraft systems
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gptkbp:operator
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NASA
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gptkbp:orbitalInclination
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0 degrees
suborbital flight
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gptkbp:passenger_traffic
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gptkb:Mercury_capsule
1,200 kg
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Mercury-Atlas_1
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gptkbp:relatedPatent
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gptkb:Mercury_program
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gptkbp:releaseFormat
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Pad 14
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gptkbp:renovated
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splashdown
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gptkbp:secondaryMission
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gptkb:Mercury-Atlas_3
failure analysis conducted
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gptkbp:significance
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first crewed flight attempt in the Mercury program
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gptkbp:skills
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booster engine failure
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Mercury-Atlas_3
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