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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Space_Shuttle
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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15 minutes 22 seconds.
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gptkbp:control_system
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gptkb:Mercury_Control_Center
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gptkbp:crew
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gptkb:American
Alan Shepard.
Extensive training program.
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gptkbp:crew_capacity
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gptkb:1
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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Pioneered human space exploration.
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gptkbp:debut
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Mercury-Redstone 3.
Mercury-Atlas 9.
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gptkbp:duration
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1958-1963
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gptkbp:elevation
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187.5 km.
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gptkbp:famous_quote
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" I feel like a million bucks!"
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gptkbp:first_flight
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gptkb:Alan_Shepard
gptkb:Mercury-Redstone_3
May 5, 1961.
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gptkbp:flight_style
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2.
6.
Suborbital trajectory.
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gptkbp:governed_by
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T. Keith Glennan.
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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Significant in the Space Race.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Mercury 7
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gptkbp:inspiration
|
Future space missions.
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gptkbp:landing_distance
|
6.
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gptkbp:landing_site
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gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
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gptkbp:last_crewed_launch
|
May 15, 1963.
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gptkbp:launch_date
|
May 5, 1961
May 5, 1961.
9:34 AM EST.
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gptkbp:launch_site
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gptkb:Cape_Canaveral
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gptkbp:launch_vehicle
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gptkb:Redstone_rocket
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gptkbp:launched
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gptkb:NASA
8.
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gptkbp:legacy
|
Foundation for future human spaceflight.
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gptkbp:max_speed
|
8,262 km/h.
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gptkbp:mission
|
gptkb:6
gptkb:Mercury-Atlas_9
gptkb:Mercury-Redstone_3
Successful
Houston, Texas.
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gptkbp:mission_duration
|
15 minutes
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gptkbp:mission_type
|
suborbital flight
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gptkbp:notable_pilots
|
gptkb:Alan_Shepard
|
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gptkbp:objective
|
Test human spaceflight capabilities.
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gptkbp:orbital_altitude
|
187.5 km
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gptkbp:program_goal
|
Develop human spaceflight capabilities.
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gptkbp:program_success
|
Yes.
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gptkbp:project
|
Maxime Faget.
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gptkbp:recovery_method
|
gptkb:USS_Lake_Champlain
6.
USS Lake Champlain.
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gptkbp:related_to
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Project Mercury.
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gptkbp:significance
|
First human spaceflight by the United States.
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gptkbp:significant_event
|
First American in space.
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gptkbp:spacecraft
|
gptkb:Freedom_7
6.
Capsule.
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gptkbp:spaceflights
|
6.
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Gemini_program
|
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gptkbp:total_astronauts_in_program
|
7.
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gptkbp:total_astronauts_selected
|
7.
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gptkbp:total_astronauts_trained
|
7.
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gptkbp:total_missions_cancelled
|
0.
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gptkbp:total_missions_completed
|
6.
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gptkbp:total_missions_flown
|
6.
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gptkbp:total_missions_in_progress
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0.
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gptkbp:total_missions_planned
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6.
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gptkbp:total_missions_successful
|
6.
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gptkbp:total_missions_unsuccessful
|
0.
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Mercury_8
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
|
7
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