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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:astronaut
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:Project_Mercury
gptkb:Apollo_program
gptkb:Project_Gemini
gptkb:NASA
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:NASA_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:NASA_Exceptional_Service_Medal
gptkb:American_Astronaut_Hall_of_Fame
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gptkbp:born
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April 3, 1926
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gptkbp:burial_place
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gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Mark_Grissom
Scott Grissom
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gptkbp:died
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August 27, 1967
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gptkbp:famous_for
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being the second American in space
being a member of the Mercury Seven
his tragic death in a pre-launch test
his role in the Gemini program
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Virgil Ivan Grissom
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gptkbp:influenced
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future astronauts
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Robert_Goddard
gptkb:Chuck_Yeager
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gptkbp:is_recognized_by
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gptkb:Grissom_Memorial
gptkb:Grissom_Air_Reserve_Base
numerous schools and streets named after him
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gptkbp:legacy
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inspiration for future generations
pioneering human spaceflight
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gptkbp:military_rank
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gptkb:Major
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gptkbp:military_service
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:mission
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gptkb:Gemini_3
gptkb:Mercury-Redstone_4
gptkb:Apollo_1
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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" If we can do this, we can do anything."
" I think we ought to be able to do anything we want to do."
" I was the first to fly in space, but I was not the first to die in space."
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:engineers
gptkb:Pilot
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gptkbp:place_of_birth
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gptkb:Mitchell,_Indiana
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gptkbp:place_of_death
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gptkb:Cape_Kennedy,_Florida
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Betty_Grissom
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Gus_Grissom
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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