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24 de jul. de 2023 · L. Gordon Cooper, Jr. Colonel Cooper was selected as a Mercury astronaut in April 1959. He piloted the “Faith 7” spacecraft which concluded the operational phase of Project Mercury. Cooper served as command pilot of the Gemini 5 mission. He served as backup command pilot for Gemini 12 and as backup commander for Apollo 10.
4 de oct. de 2004 · NASA mourns the loss of Mercury astronaut Gordon Cooper, who rocketed into space in his Faith 7 capsule on May 15, 1963. Cooper, the youngest of the Original Seven Mercury astronauts, died at his California home on Oct. 4, 2004 at the age of 77. Cooper’s Mercury flight set a U.S. endurance record at the time, and he became the first astronaut ...
21 de may. de 1998 · L. Gordon Cooper, Jr. Interviewed by Roy Neal Pasadena, California – 21 May 1998. Neal: I want to take you ... Cooper: Well, I think, one of the things that people always ask is why there’s not apparent public interest in the space program right now. I think there’s ...
1 de may. de 2023 · Gordon Cooper passed away on Oct. 4, 2004, at his home in Ventura, California, at the age of 77. Education Attended primary and secondary schools in Shawnee, Oklahoma and Murray, Kentucky; received a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) in 1956; recipient of an Honorary Doctorate of Science degree from Oklahoma City University ...
1 de feb. de 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 ...
Gordon Cooper. Leroy Gordon "Gordo" Cooper Jr. ( Shawnee, 6 de março de 1927 — Ventura, 4 de outubro de 2004 ), foi um astronauta norte-americano e o mais jovem integrante do grupo de sete pilotos selecionados para o Projeto Mercury, o pioneiro programa espacial dos Estados Unidos criado em fins dos anos 1950.
30 de ago. de 2023 · Colonel Cooper was selected as a Mercury astronaut in April 1959. He piloted the “Faith 7” spacecraft which concluded the operational phase of Project Mercury. Cooper served as command pilot of the Gemini 5 mission. He served as backup command pilot for Gemini 12 and as backup commander for Apollo X. Colonel Cooper logged 222 hours in space.
