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gptkbp:instanceOf
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NASA space science missions
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gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:endDate
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1963
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gptkbp:firstAmericanInOrbit
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gptkb:John_Glenn
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gptkbp:firstAmericanInSpace
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gptkb:Alan_Shepard
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gptkbp:firstCrewedMission
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gptkb:Freedom_7
1961-05-05
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gptkbp:flightNumber
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6 crewed flights
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:Gemini_program
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gptkbp:goal
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investigate human ability to function in space
put a human in orbit around Earth
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Mercury space program
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gptkbp:lastCrewedFlightDate
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1963-05-16
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gptkbp:lastFlight
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gptkb:Faith_7
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gptkbp:launchVehicle
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gptkb:Redstone_rocket
gptkb:satellite
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gptkbp:locationOfLaunches
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gptkb:Cape_Canaveral
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gptkbp:logo
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gptkb:Project_Mercury_insignia
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gptkbp:mission
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gptkb:Aurora_7
gptkb:Friendship_7
gptkb:Faith_7
gptkb:Freedom_7
gptkb:Liberty_Bell_7
gptkb:Sigma_7
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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Roman god Mercury
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gptkbp:notableAchievement
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John Glenn became first American to orbit Earth
Alan Shepard became first American in space
Gordon Cooper completed longest Mercury flight
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gptkbp:notablePerson
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gptkb:Alan_Shepard
gptkb:John_Glenn
gptkb:Scott_Carpenter
gptkb:Gus_Grissom
gptkb:Deke_Slayton
gptkb:Gordon_Cooper
gptkb:Wally_Schirra
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gptkbp:numberOfUncrewedFlights
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20 uncrewed flights
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gptkbp:operatedBy
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gptkb:NASA
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gptkbp:precededBy
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none
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Gemini_program
gptkb:Apollo_program
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gptkbp:significance
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first U.S. human spaceflight program
demonstrated ability to orbit and recover humans
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gptkbp:spacecraft
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gptkb:Mercury_capsule
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gptkbp:startDate
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1958
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gptkbp:status
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completed
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gptkbp:totalAstronautsFlown
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6
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gptkbp:totalCrewedFlights
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6
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gptkbp:website
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https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mercury/
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:SM-65_Atlas_missile_program
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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