Mercury-Atlas 6
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Mercury-Atlas 6 was the 1962 NASA mission that carried astronaut John Glenn on the first American crewed orbital flight around Earth.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mercury-Atlas 6 canonical | 14 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1116619 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mercury-Atlas 6 Context triple: [Mercury program, notableMission, Mercury-Atlas 6]
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A.
Mercury-Atlas 9
Mercury-Atlas 9 was NASA’s final crewed Mercury mission, during which astronaut Gordon Cooper completed the longest and last solo orbital flight of the program in 1963.
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B.
Mercury-Redstone 3
Mercury-Redstone 3 was the 1961 NASA mission that carried astronaut Alan Shepard on the first American crewed spaceflight, marking a major early milestone in human space exploration.
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C.
Mercury-Redstone 4
Mercury-Redstone 4 was NASA’s second crewed Mercury mission, which carried astronaut Gus Grissom on a suborbital flight in 1961 and is known for the premature hatch blow that led to the loss of the Liberty Bell 7 capsule.
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D.
Gemini 3
Gemini 3 was NASA’s first crewed Gemini spacecraft mission, flown in 1965 by astronauts Gus Grissom and John Young to test orbital maneuvering and spacecraft systems for future spaceflights.
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E.
Gemini 11
Gemini 11 was a 1966 NASA crewed spaceflight that advanced orbital rendezvous, docking, and high-altitude operations as part of the Gemini program’s preparation for Apollo lunar missions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mercury-Atlas 6 Target entity description: Mercury-Atlas 6 was the 1962 NASA mission that carried astronaut John Glenn on the first American crewed orbital flight around Earth.
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A.
Mercury-Atlas 9
Mercury-Atlas 9 was NASA’s final crewed Mercury mission, during which astronaut Gordon Cooper completed the longest and last solo orbital flight of the program in 1963.
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B.
Mercury-Redstone 3
Mercury-Redstone 3 was the 1961 NASA mission that carried astronaut Alan Shepard on the first American crewed spaceflight, marking a major early milestone in human space exploration.
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C.
Mercury-Redstone 4
Mercury-Redstone 4 was NASA’s second crewed Mercury mission, which carried astronaut Gus Grissom on a suborbital flight in 1961 and is known for the premature hatch blow that led to the loss of the Liberty Bell 7 capsule.
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D.
Gemini 3
Gemini 3 was NASA’s first crewed Gemini spacecraft mission, flown in 1965 by astronauts Gus Grissom and John Young to test orbital maneuvering and spacecraft systems for future spaceflights.
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E.
Gemini 11
Gemini 11 was a 1966 NASA crewed spaceflight that advanced orbital rendezvous, docking, and high-altitude operations as part of the Gemini program’s preparation for Apollo lunar missions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mercury program mission
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crewed spaceflight mission ⓘ orbital spaceflight ⓘ |
| apogee | approx. 265 km ⓘ |
| astronaut | John Glenn ⓘ |
| astronautAgeAtLaunch | 40 ⓘ |
| astronautBirthplace | Cambridge, Ohio, United States ⓘ |
| astronautFullName |
John Herschel Glenn Jr.
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linked to:
John Glenn
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| astronautNationality | American ⓘ |
| astronautRole | pilot ⓘ |
| callsign | Friendship 7 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| crewMember | John Glenn ⓘ |
| crewSize | 1 ⓘ |
| firstForCountry | first American crewed orbital flight ⓘ |
| followedBy | Mercury-Atlas 7 ⓘ |
| historicalEra | early Space Race ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first American to orbit Earth ⓘ |
| inclination | 32.5 degrees ⓘ |
| landingDate | 1962-02-20 ⓘ |
| landingSite | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| launchCountry |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| launchDate | 1962-02-20 ⓘ |
| launchLocation |
Cape Canaveral, Florida
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linked to:
Cape Canaveral
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| launchSite | Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Atlas LV-3B ⓘ |
| launchVehicleManufacturer | Convair ⓘ |
| missionDuration | 04:55:23 ⓘ |
| missionName | Friendship 7 ⓘ |
| missionPatchShape | circular ⓘ |
| missionType |
scientific research mission
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test flight ⓘ |
| notableEvent | heat shield telemetry anomaly during flight ⓘ |
| objective |
achieve first U.S. crewed orbital flight
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study human performance in orbital spaceflight ⓘ test Mercury spacecraft systems in orbit ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbitalFlights | 3 ⓘ |
| orbitalPeriod | approx. 88.5 minutes ⓘ |
| perigee | approx. 159 km ⓘ |
| precededBy | Mercury-Atlas 5 ⓘ |
| program |
Project Mercury
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linked to:
Mercury program
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| recoveryShip |
USS Noa (DD-841)
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USS Randolph (CVS-15) ⓘ |
| result | successful mission completion ⓘ |
| spaceAgency |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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linked to:
NASA
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| spacecraft |
Mercury spacecraft Friendship 7
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linked to:
Friendship 7
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| spacecraftManufacturer |
McDonnell Aircraft Corporation
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linked to:
McDonnell Douglas
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mercury-Atlas 6 Description of subject: Mercury-Atlas 6 was the 1962 NASA mission that carried astronaut John Glenn on the first American crewed orbital flight around Earth.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14
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firstCrewedOrbitalUSFlightFrom
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Mercury-Atlas 6
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