NASA's Mercury Seven

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Astronaut_Wives_Club
gptkbp:advertising highly publicized selection process
gptkbp:artwork heroes of the space age
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Project_Mercury
gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:NASA
gptkb:battle
gptkbp:awards gptkb:award
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired generations of engineers and scientists
gptkbp:disbanded gptkb:1963
gptkbp:documentary gptkb:The_Right_Stuff
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:The_Right_Stuff
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:John_Glenn
gptkb:Alan_Shepard
Gordon Cooper on Mercury-Atlas 9
gptkbp:first_published gptkb:The_Right_Stuff
gptkbp:formed gptkb:1959
gptkbp:historical_significance symbol of American ingenuity
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NASA's Mercury Seven
gptkbp:influenced NASA's astronaut training programs
future astronaut selection programs
gptkbp:is_evaluated_by extensive physical and psychological testing
gptkbp:legacy pioneers of human spaceflight
gptkbp:media_coverage extensive media coverage
gptkbp:members gptkb:television_series
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Mercury-Atlas_9
gptkb:Mercury-Redstone_3
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Wally_Schirra
gptkb:Gordon_Cooper
gptkb:John_Glenn
gptkb:Alan_Shepard
gptkb:Deke_Slayton
gptkb:Scott_Carpenter
gptkb:Gus_Grissom
gptkbp:recognizes fame in popular culture
gptkbp:retirement_year gptkb:historical_event
gptkb:High_School
public speaking
writing
consulting
gptkbp:significance first group of American astronauts
gptkbp:succeeded_by gptkb:Gemini_program
gptkbp:training gptkb:NASA_Langley_Research_Center
gptkb:NASA_Johnson_Space_Center
survival training
technical training
approximately 2 years
flight training
simulated space missions