NASA's Mercury Program

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Space_Shuttle
gptkbp:aircraft_operated 1 hour 34 minutes
gptkbp:budget $277 million
gptkbp:capsule_type gptkb:Mercury_capsule
gptkbp:collaboration gptkb:none
gptkbp:crew gptkb:Wally_Schirra
gptkb:Virgil_I._Grissom
gptkb:Gordon_Cooper
gptkb:John_Glenn
gptkb:Alan_Shepard
gptkb:Deke_Slayton
gptkb:Scott_Carpenter
gptkb:Gus_Grissom
gptkbp:developed_by gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:ended gptkb:1963
gptkbp:first_american_in_orbit gptkb:John_Glenn
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:Mercury-Atlas_6
gptkb:John_Glenn
gptkb:Alan_Shepard
gptkb:Mercury-Atlas_9
gptkb:Mercury-Redstone_3
May 5, 1961
May 15, 1963
gptkbp:first_manned_flight_date May 5, 1961
gptkbp:first_suborbital_flight gptkb:Mercury-Redstone_3
gptkbp:flight_style gptkb:6
gptkbp:goal gptkb:human_spaceflight
gptkbp:has_achievements first American in space
first American to orbit the Earth
first human spaceflight program in the U. S.
developed life support systems for space travel
established human spaceflight protocols
tested re-entry techniques
gptkbp:has_impact_on gptkb:space_exploration
gptkbp:has_programs gptkb:Robert_R._Gilruth
gptkb:Maxime_Faget
manned spaceflight
gptkbp:historical_significance gptkb:first_U._S._human_spaceflight_program
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NASA's Mercury Program
gptkbp:influenced future space programs
gptkbp:inspired gptkb:International_Space_Station
gptkb:Apollo_program
gptkb:Space_Shuttle
gptkbp:last_astronaut_flight gptkb:Mercury-Atlas_9
gptkbp:last_manned_flight_date May 15, 1963
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Cape_Canaveral
gptkb:Launch_Complex_5
gptkb:Launch_Complex_14
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Atlas_rocket
gptkb:Redstone_rocket
gptkbp:legacy paved the way for future space exploration
gptkbp:mission gptkb:20
gptkb:6
gptkb:Houston,_Texas
gptkb:Mercury-Atlas_9
gptkb:Mercury-Redstone_3
gptkbp:mission_duration 15 minutes
34 hours 55 minutes
gptkbp:notable_achievement first American orbital flight
gptkbp:notable_mission gptkb:Mercury-Atlas_6
gptkb:Mercury-Redstone_4
gptkb:Mercury-Atlas_7
gptkb:Mercury-Atlas_9
gptkb:Mercury-Atlas_8
gptkb:Mercury-Redstone_3
gptkbp:number_of_astronauts gptkb:7
gptkbp:number_of_manned_flights gptkb:6
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:operational_period 5 years
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Project_Mercury
gptkbp:predecessor_program gptkb:Project_Vanguard
gptkbp:significance gptkb:first_U._S._human_spaceflight_program
gptkbp:spacecraft gptkb:Mercury_capsule
gptkbp:spaceflights gptkb:7
2
gptkbp:started_in gptkb:1958
gptkbp:suborbital_flights gptkb:4
gptkbp:success_rate 30%
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Gemini_program
gptkb:Gemini_Program
gptkbp:total_astronauts_trained gptkb:7
gptkbp:total_number_of_astronauts gptkb:7
gptkbp:total_number_of_missions gptkb:6
gptkbp:training_programs gptkb:Cape_Canaveral
gptkb:Johnson_Space_Center
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mercury_Seven
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4