Mercury-Redstone

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Mercury-Redstone
GPTKB entity
Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Team_Rocket
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Freedom_7
gptkbp:crew gptkb:Mercury_astronauts
gptkbp:crew_capacity gptkb:1
gptkbp:debut gptkb:MR-1
gptkb:MR-5
gptkbp:development 1955-1959
gptkbp:diameter 2.44 meters
gptkbp:engine gptkb:H-1_engine
gptkbp:engine_type liquid-fueled
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:Freedom_7
gptkb:MR-1
gptkb:MR-5
1961-05-05
1959-11-29
MR-1 A
gptkbp:flight_style gptkb:6
gptkbp:fuel_type RP-1 and liquid oxygen
gptkbp:height 22.86 meters
gptkbp:historical_significance first U. S. human spaceflight
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mercury-Redstone
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:V-2_rocket
gptkbp:launch_date 1961-05-05
gptkbp:launch_event successful
gptkbp:launch_mass 30,000 kg
gptkbp:launch_platform gptkb:Launch_Complex_14
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Cape_Canaveral
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Redstone
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:mass 30,000 kg
gptkbp:mission_type suborbital
gptkbp:notable_mission gptkb:Alan_Shepard
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:operational_period 1959-1961
gptkbp:orbital_altitude 0 km/h
gptkbp:payload_capacity 500 kg
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Juno_II
gptkbp:propulsion 78 k N
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:human_spaceflight
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Project_Mercury
gptkbp:retired gptkb:1961
gptkbp:significant_event first American in space
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Gemini_program
gptkb:Mercury-Atlas
gptkbp:used_by gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mercury-Redstone_4
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5