NASA's Project Mercury

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:software
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:10
gptkbp:community_engagement high
gptkbp:controls gptkb:Mercury_Control_Center
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired generations of scientists and engineers
gptkbp:director gptkb:T._Keith_Glennan
gptkbp:ends_at gptkb:1963
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:6
gptkb:John_Glenn
gptkb:Alan_Shepard
gptkb:Faith_7
gptkb:Freedom_7
gptkb:Friendship_7
gptkb:Mercury-Redstone_3
May 5, 1961
May 15, 1963
gptkbp:goal gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:historical_significance pioneered human space exploration
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NASA's Project Mercury
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:spacecraft
gptkb:International_Space_Station
gptkb:software
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Air_Force_Station
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Atlas_rocket
gptkb:Redstone_rocket
gptkbp:launched gptkb:1958
gptkbp:legacy foundation for future space exploration
gptkbp:media_coverage extensive
gptkbp:mission gptkb:television_series
gptkb:cape
gptkb:Mercury-Atlas_9
gptkbp:mission_duration 15 hours, 22 minutes
gptkbp:notable_achievement established U. S. presence in space
gptkbp:number_of_rooms gptkb:television_series
gptkbp:objective test human capabilities in space
gptkbp:official_selection rigorous training and testing
gptkbp:project gptkb:Maxime_Faget
gptkbp:significance gptkb:first_U._S._human_spaceflight_program
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Gemini_program
gptkbp:training gptkb:Mercury_Astronauts_Training_Center
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Right_Stuff_(TV_series)
gptkb:Mary_Winston_Jackson
gptkb:Freedom_7
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5