Mercury 7
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Mercury 7 were the first group of American astronauts selected by NASA in 1959 to participate in Project Mercury, the United States' inaugural human spaceflight program.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA astronaut corps group
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astronaut group ⓘ |
| context | Space Race NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| culturalImpact |
featured in book The Right Stuff
ⓘ
featured in film The Right Stuff NERFINISHED ⓘ subject of extensive media coverage ⓘ |
| firstAmericanInOrbit | John Glenn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAmericanInSpace | Alan Shepard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstCrewedFlightByMember |
Freedom 7
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mercury-Redstone 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstOrbitalFlightByMember |
Friendship 7
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mercury-Atlas 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
investigate human ability to function in space
ⓘ
place an American in space ⓘ |
| inception | 1959 ⓘ |
| legacy |
inspired later NASA astronaut selections
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pioneered U.S. human spaceflight ⓘ |
| mediaNickname |
Mercury Seven
NERFINISHED
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Original Seven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| member |
Alan Shepard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Deke Slayton NERFINISHED ⓘ Gordon Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ Gus Grissom NERFINISHED ⓘ John Glenn NERFINISHED ⓘ Scott Carpenter NERFINISHED ⓘ Wally Schirra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionType | crewed spaceflight ⓘ |
| notableFor | first group of American astronauts ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 7 ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf | Project Mercury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| program | Project Mercury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
engineering or scientific background
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excellent physical condition ⓘ military test pilots ⓘ shorter than 5 feet 11 inches ⓘ under 40 years of age ⓘ |
| selectionDate | 1959-04-09 ⓘ |
| spacecraftUsed | Mercury spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceProgram | United States human spaceflight program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorGroup | New Nine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorProgram |
Apollo program
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Project Gemini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
| trainingLocation |
Cape Canaveral
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Langley Research Center NERFINISHED ⓘ various U.S. military bases ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.