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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:spacecraft
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gptkbp:communication
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gptkb:radio_station
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gptkbp:control_system
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manual and automatic
gyroscopic guidance
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gptkbp:cooling_system
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ablative heat shield
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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:John_Glenn
gptkb:Alan_Shepard
gptkb:Deke_Slayton
gptkb:Scott_Carpenter
gptkb:Gus_Grissom
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gptkbp:crew_capacity
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gptkb:1
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gptkbp:debut
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February 1961
May 1963
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gptkbp:design_features
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conical shape
parachute recovery system
escape tower
retractable landing gear
single heat shield
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gptkbp:designed_by
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gptkb:NASA
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gptkbp:diameter
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1.8 meters
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gptkbp:first_american_orbit
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gptkb:John_Glenn
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gptkbp:first_flight
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gptkb:1959
gptkb:1963
gptkb:Alan_Shepard
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gptkbp:flight_style
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gptkb:20
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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paved the way for future missions
first U. S. manned space program
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Mercury capsule
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Apollo_program
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Vostok_program
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gptkbp:instruments
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gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:Dunmer
gptkb:gyroscope
accelerometer
reentry control system
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gptkbp:landing_distance
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gptkb:parachute
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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:length
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3.1 meters
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gptkbp:life_support_system
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oxygen system
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gptkbp:mission
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gptkb:6
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gptkbp:notable_mission
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gptkb:Mercury-Atlas_6
gptkb:Mercury-Redstone_3
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gptkbp:operational_period
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1959-1963
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gptkbp:power_source
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batteries
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gptkbp:primary_use
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gptkb:human_spaceflight
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gptkbp:retired
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gptkb:1963
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gptkbp:significant_event
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first American in space
first orbital flight by an American
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gptkbp:speed
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gptkb:shield
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Gemini_spacecraft
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gptkbp:used_in
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gptkb:Project_Mercury
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gptkbp:weight
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1,500 pounds
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Project_Mercury
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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