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July 31, 1970. Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr. (March 6, 1927 – October 4, 2004) was an American aerospace engineer, test pilot, United States Air Force pilot, and the youngest of the seven original astronauts in Project Mercury, the first human space program of the United States. Cooper learned to fly as a child, and after service in the United ...
Gordon Cooper (born March 6, 1927, Shawnee, Oklahoma, U.S.—died October 4, 2004, Ventura, California) was one of the original team of seven U.S. astronauts. On May 15–16, 1963, he circled Earth 22 times in the space capsule Faith 7, completing the sixth and last of the Mercury crewed spaceflights.
Oct 5, 2004 · WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 - Gordon Cooper, the astronaut who flew the last of the pioneering Mercury space missions and stayed aloft in a Gemini capsule long enough to demonstrate that a trip to the...
Jul 24, 2023 · Learn about the life and achievements of L. Gordon Cooper, Jr., one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts who piloted the Faith 7 spacecraft and flew on Gemini 5. See photos, videos, and stories of his missions and legacy.
Feb 1, 2014 · Gordon Cooper was a NASA astronaut who flew twice in space, during the Mercury and Gemini programs. On his last flight, Gemini 5, Cooper and crewmate Pete Conrad set what was then a world...
May 1, 2023 · L. Gordon Cooper, Jr., who died in 2004, was one of the "Original Seven" Mercury astronauts and the first to fly twice in space. He was known for his courage, skill, humor and friendship among his fellow space explorers.
May 16, 2023 · Learn about the final and longest mission of Project Mercury, when astronaut L. Gordon Cooper orbited Earth 22 times for 34 hours and 20 minutes. See how he overcame technical problems, conducted experiments, and became the first American to broadcast from space.
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