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gptkbp:instanceOf
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space program
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gptkbp:annualRidership
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20
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gptkbp:built
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5 years
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gptkbp:completed
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May 1963
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:firstFlight
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gptkb:John_Glenn
gptkb:Alan_Shepard
gptkb:Gus_Grissom
Mercury-Redstone 3
Freedom 7
May 5, 1961
Friendship 7
Faith 7
May 15, 1963
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gptkbp:goal
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human spaceflight
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Project Mercury
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gptkbp:inspiration
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future space programs
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gptkbp:is_part_of
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NASA
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gptkbp:launched
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October 1958
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gptkbp:launchSite
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gptkb:Cape_Canaveral
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gptkbp:launchVehicle
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gptkb:Atlas_rocket
Redstone rocket
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gptkbp:manager
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gptkb:Sam_W._Phillips
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gptkbp:missions
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gptkb:Mercury-Atlas_6
gptkb:Mercury-Atlas_7
gptkb:Mercury-Atlas_9
gptkb:Mercury-Atlas_8
2
6
Mercury-Redstone 4
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gptkbp:notable_event
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demonstrated human spaceflight capabilities
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Wally_Schirra
gptkb:John_Glenn
gptkb:Deke_Slayton
gptkb:Scott_Carpenter
gptkb:Gus_Grissom
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gptkbp:productionYears
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1958-1963
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gptkbp:secondary_mission
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gptkb:Mercury-Atlas_9
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gptkbp:significantEvent
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established_U.S._presence_in_space
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Gemini_program
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gptkbp:technology
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communication systems
control systems
tracking systems
life support systems
launch escape system
heat shield
reentry capsule
recovery systems
navigation_systems
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gptkbp:totalGoals
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7
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:Langley_Research_Center
gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Air_Force_Station
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