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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Space_Shuttle
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gptkbp:collaboration
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gptkb:none
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:crew
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gptkb:Wally_Schirra
gptkb:Gordon_Cooper
gptkb:John_Glenn
gptkb:Alan_Shepard
gptkb:Deke_Slayton
gptkb:Scott_Carpenter
gptkb:Gus_Grissom
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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inspired films and books
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gptkbp:developed_by
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gptkb:NASA
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gptkbp:duration
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1958-1963
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gptkbp:end_date
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gptkb:1963
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gptkbp:first_american_in_orbit
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gptkb:John_Glenn
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gptkbp:first_flight
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gptkb:Alan_Shepard
gptkb:Faith_7
gptkb:Freedom_7
gptkb:Mercury-Redstone_3
May 5, 1961
May 15, 1963
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gptkbp:first_manned_spaceflight
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gptkb:Freedom_7
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gptkbp:flight_style
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gptkb:Mercury-Redstone_5
gptkb:Mercury-Redstone_6
gptkb:Mercury-Redstone_7
gptkb:Mercury-Redstone_4
gptkb:6
gptkb:Mercury-Redstone_3
2
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gptkbp:funding
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NASA budget
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gptkbp:goal
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gptkb:human_spaceflight
Test human spaceflight capabilities
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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first step in human space exploration
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Mercury Program
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:X-15_program
gptkb:Vostok_program
gptkb:Apollo_program
gptkb:Project_Gemini
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gptkbp:last_manned_spaceflight
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gptkb:Faith_7
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gptkbp:launch_date
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gptkb:1958
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gptkbp:launch_vehicle
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gptkb:Atlas_rocket
gptkb:Redstone_rocket
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gptkbp:launched
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gptkb:20
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gptkbp:legacy
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influenced future space exploration
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gptkbp:media_coverage
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extensive
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gptkbp:mission
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gptkb:Cape_Canaveral
gptkb:Johnson_Space_Center
gptkb:6
gptkb:Mercury-Atlas_9
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gptkbp:notable_achievement
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First American to orbit the Earth
first American in space
First American to fly in space
First American to orbit Earth
Established NASA's human spaceflight program
First human spaceflight by the United States
First suborbital flight by an American
Pioneered human spaceflight technology
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gptkbp:notable_mission
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gptkb:Mercury-Atlas_6
gptkb:Mercury-Redstone_3
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gptkbp:number_of_manned_flights
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gptkb:6
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gptkbp:objective
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Orbital flight
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gptkbp:operated_by
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gptkb:NASA
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Project_Vanguard
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gptkbp:public_interest
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high
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gptkbp:related_to
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gptkb:space_exploration
gptkb:Mission_control
gptkb:NASA
gptkb:Space_exploration
Life support systems
Human spaceflight
Manned missions
Spacecraft design
Telemetry systems
Orbital mechanics
Spacecraft navigation
Spacecraft propulsion
Spacecraft testing
Rocket technology
Spacecraft operations
Astronaut training
Launch operations
Human factors in spaceflight
Spacecraft mission documentation
Spacecraft mission analysis
Spacecraft mission planning
Spacecraft mission reporting
Spacecraft communication
Spacecraft mission evaluation
Spacecraft mission execution
Spacecraft engineering
Spacecraft recovery
Spacecraft design and development
Spacecraft launch and recovery
Spacecraft mission follow-up
Spacecraft systems integration
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gptkbp:result
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published in 1963
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gptkbp:significance
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paved the way for Gemini and Apollo programs
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gptkbp:spaceflights
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gptkb:Mercury-Atlas_6
gptkb:Mercury-Atlas_7
gptkb:Mercury-Atlas_9
gptkb:Mercury-Atlas_8
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gptkbp:success
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first American in space
first American orbital flight
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gptkbp:success_rate
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30%
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Gemini_Program
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gptkbp:total_astronauts_trained
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gptkb:7
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gptkbp:total_duration_of_manned_flights
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15 hours, 22 minutes
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:Mercury_Seven
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gptkbp:training_programs
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gptkb:NASA_Marshall_Space_Flight_Center
gptkb:Glenwood_Springs
gptkb:Langley_Research_Center
gptkb:NASA_Ames_Research_Center
gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:NASA
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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