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gptkbp:instanceOf
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space program
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gptkbp:crewCapacity
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1
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gptkbp:famousQuote
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"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
"To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit."
We_choose_to_go_to_the_Moon_in_this_decade_and_do_the_other_things,_not_because_they_are_easy,_but_because_they_are_hard.
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gptkbp:finish
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1963
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gptkbp:firstAppearance
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gptkb:John_Glenn
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gptkbp:firstAwarded
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May 15, 1963
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gptkbp:firstFlight
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gptkb:Alan_Shepard
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:Gemini_program
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gptkbp:foundedIn
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1958
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gptkbp:goal
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human spaceflight
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Mercury program
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Vostok_program
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gptkbp:inspiration
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gptkb:Space_Shuttle_program
gptkb:International_Space_Station
gptkb:Apollo_program
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gptkbp:internationalCooperation
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none
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gptkbp:launched
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1958-1963
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gptkbp:launchSite
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gptkb:Cape_Canaveral
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gptkbp:launchVehicle
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gptkb:Atlas_rocket
Redstone rocket
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gptkbp:legacy
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paved the way for future space programs
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gptkbp:majorRivers
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6
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gptkbp:managedBy
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NASA
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gptkbp:missions
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gptkb:Mercury_Control_Center
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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5 years
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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February 1, 1961
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gptkbp:notableGames
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gptkb:Mercury-Atlas_6
Mercury-Redstone 3
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gptkbp:notableTracks
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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:orbitalInclination
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Low Earth Orbit
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gptkbp:primaryMission
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test human capabilities in space
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gptkbp:secondaryMission
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gptkb:Mercury-Atlas_9
6
Mercury-Redstone 1
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gptkbp:significance
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first U.S. human spaceflight program
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gptkbp:succeededBy
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100%
6
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:NASA_Langley_Research_Center
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gptkbp:trainingPrograms
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manned spaceflight
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