Mercury spacecraft

GPTKB entity

Properties (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:designedBy NASA
gptkbp:educationalPrograms $277 million
gptkbp:firstAppearance gptkb:John_Glenn
gptkb:Alan_Shepard
gptkbp:firstAwarded May 15, 1963
gptkbp:firstFlight 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mercury spacecraft
gptkbp:keyIssues Communication systems
Control systems
Life support systems
Safety systems
Ground support equipment
Telemetry systems
Flight control systems
Environmental control systems
Heat shield
Recovery operations
Launch vehicle integration
Retrorockets
Simulation systems
Launch escape system
Data analysis systems
Mission control systems
Mission planning and operations
Recovery systems
Stabilization systems
Crew capsule design
Engineering support systems
Launch operations systems
Post-mission analysis systems
Training systems for astronauts
Navigation_systems
Reentry_systems
gptkbp:launched October 29, 1968
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Air_Force_Station
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Atlas_rocket
Redstone rocket
gptkbp:majorRivers 6
gptkbp:mission crewed
gptkbp:notableEvent 1961-1963
gptkbp:notableFeature May 5, 1961
gptkbp:notableTracks gptkb:John_Glenn
gptkb:Alan_Shepard
gptkbp:operatedBy NASA
gptkbp:operationalStatus 1961-1963
gptkbp:primaryMission human spaceflight
gptkbp:processor gptkb:Gemini_program
gptkbp:secondaryMission gptkb:Mercury-Atlas_9
0
6
Mercury-Redstone 3
May 15, 1963
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:First_American_orbital_flight
gptkb:First_American_suborbital_flight
First human spaceflight program in the United States
gptkbp:succeededBy 100%
gptkbp:trainingPrograms gptkb:Project_Vanguard