Original Seven

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Original Seven refers to the first group of NASA astronauts selected for the United States' pioneering human spaceflight program, Project Mercury, in 1959.

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Original Seven canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NASA astronaut corps subgroup ⓘ
astronaut ⓘ
astronaut group ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Mercury Seven ⓘ
Original Mercury Seven ⓘ
linked to: Mercury Seven
announcedBy NASA Administrator T. Keith Glennan ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
era Cold War ⓘ
Space Race ⓘ
historicalSignificance first group of NASA astronauts ⓘ
pioneered American human spaceflight ⓘ
legacy established cultural image of American astronaut ⓘ
influenced later astronaut selection and training practices ⓘ
mediaCoverage extensive US and international press attention ⓘ
member Alan Shepard ⓘ
Deke Slayton ⓘ
Gordon Cooper ⓘ
Gus Grissom ⓘ
John Glenn ⓘ
Scott Carpenter ⓘ
Wally Schirra ⓘ
numberOfMembers 7 ⓘ
partOf NASA ⓘ
Project Mercury ⓘ
linked to: Mercury program
program Project Mercury ⓘ
linked to: Mercury program
purpose crew United States first human spaceflight program ⓘ
relatedProgram Apollo program ⓘ
Gemini program ⓘ
selectionCriteria engineering or scientific background ⓘ
high-performance jet test pilot experience ⓘ
strict medical and psychological standards ⓘ
selectionDate 1959-04-09 ⓘ
selectionProcess US military test pilots ⓘ
spaceAgency NASA ⓘ
trainingLocation Cape Canaveral ⓘ
Langley Research Center ⓘ
various US military bases ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mercury Seven → alsoKnownAs → Original Seven ⓘ
NASA Astronaut Group 1 → alsoKnownAs → Original Seven ⓘ
Mercury 7 → mediaNickname → Original Seven ⓘ