Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:group_of_people
|
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Original_Seven
|
| gptkbp:announced |
April 9, 1959
NASA Administrator T. Keith Glennan |
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:criteria |
gptkb:NASA
1959 |
| gptkbp:firstSpaceflight |
1961
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Mercury 7 astronauts
|
| gptkbp:lastFlight |
1963
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
paved the way for Gemini and Apollo programs
|
| gptkbp:member |
gptkb:Alan_Shepard
gptkb:John_Glenn gptkb:Scott_Carpenter gptkb:Gus_Grissom gptkb:Deke_Slayton gptkb:Gordon_Cooper gptkb:Wally_Schirra |
| gptkbp:notableAchievement |
first group of American astronauts
|
| gptkbp:program |
gptkb:Project_Mercury
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
to fly the first American manned space missions
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Astronaut_Scholarship_Foundation
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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