Statements (26)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:group_of_people
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gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:firstPublicAnnouncement |
April 9, 1959
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gptkbp:formationYear |
1959
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gptkbp:formedBy |
gptkb:NASA
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Mercury Seven
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gptkbp:legacy |
Pioneered American human spaceflight
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gptkbp:locationOfSelection |
gptkb:Langley_Research_Center
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gptkbp:member |
gptkb:Alan_Shepard
gptkb:John_Glenn gptkb:Scott_Carpenter gptkb:Gus_Grissom gptkb:Deke_Slayton gptkb:Gordon_Cooper gptkb:Wally_Schirra |
gptkbp:nickname |
gptkb:Original_Seven
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gptkbp:notableAchievement |
First group of American astronauts
All flew in space except Deke Slayton (initially grounded) |
gptkbp:numberOfMembers |
7
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gptkbp:purpose |
gptkb:Project_Mercury
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gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Project_Gemini
gptkb:Project_Mercury gptkb:Apollo_program |
gptkbp:selectionProcess |
Chosen from military test pilots
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:satellite
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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