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895:, convinced Cole to turn this into an ongoing marketing campaign. Henceforth, astronauts would be able to lease brand-new Corvettes for a dollar a year. All of the Mercury Seven but Glenn soon took up the offer. Cooper, Grissom and Shepard were soon racing their Corvettes around Cape Canaveral, with the police ignoring their exploits. From a marketing perspective, it was very successful, and helped the highly priced Corvette become established as a desirable brand. Cooper held licenses with the
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in the planned recovery area. Cooper fired the retrorockets on the 120th orbit. Splashdown was 130 kilometers (81 mi) short of the target. A computer error had set the Earth's rotation at 360 degrees per day whereas it is actually 360.98. The difference was significant in a spacecraft. The error
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was hoisted on board by a helicopter with Cooper still inside. Once on deck he used the explosive bolts to blow open the hatch. Postflight inspections and analyses studied the causes and nature of the electrical problems that had plagued the final hours of the flight, but no fault was found with the
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Cooper was piloting suddenly lost power. He aborted the takeoff, but the landing gear collapsed and the aircraft skidded erratically for 2,000 feet (610 m), and crashed at the end of the runway, bursting into flames. Cooper and
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into the atmosphere. Precision was needed in the calculation; small errors in timing or orientation could produce large errors in the landing point. Cooper drew lines on the capsule window to help him check his orientation before firing the re-entry rockets. "So I used my wrist watch for time," he
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bed. This cinetheodolite system could take pictures at thirty frames per second as an aircraft landed. The crew consisted of James
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before sending them, he did. Cooper claimed that the quality of the photography was excellent, and what he saw was exactly what
Bittick and Gettys had described to him. He expected that there would be a follow-up investigation, since an aircraft of unknown origin had landed at a
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on a regular basis as part of their job, were clearly unnerved. They explained how the saucer hovered over them, landed 50 yards (46 m) away using three extended landing gears, and then took off as they approached for a closer look. He called a special
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on June 22, 1963. Had the mission been approved, Shepard might not have flown it, as he was grounded in
October 1963, and MA-10 might well have been flown by Cooper, who was his backup. In January 1964 the press reported that the
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Cooper liked to race cars and boats, and entered the $ 28,000 Salton City 500 miles (800 km) boat race, and the
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military installation, but never heard about the incident again. He was never able to track down what happened to those photos, and assumed they ended up going to the Air Force's official UFO investigation,
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s flight. During the 19th orbit, the capsule had a power failure. Carbon dioxide levels began rising, both in Cooper's suit and in the cabin, and the cabin temperature climbed to over 130
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just 4 miles (6.4 km) ahead of the recovery ship. Cooper became the first astronaut to make a second orbital flight when he flew as command pilot of
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3644:"'The Right Stuff': Colin O'Donoghue To Star In Nat Geo Series In Recasting"
3417:. Chicago, Illinois. October 11, 1963. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
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4166:"LEROY GORDON COOPER, JR. (COLONEL, USAF, RET.) NASA ASTRONAUT (DECEASED)"
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3949:. Washington, D.C.: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. SP-4203
3734:. Springer-Praxis books in space exploration. New York; London: Springer.
3704:. Springer-Praxis books in space exploration. New York; London: Springer.
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Swenson, Loyd S. Jr.; Grimwood, James M.; Alexander, Charles C. (1966).
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Project Mercury had begun with a goal of ultimately flying an 18-orbit,
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Hailey, Foster (May 23, 1963). "City Roars Big 'Well Done' to Cooper".
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Selecting the Mercury Seven: The Search for America's First Astronauts
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3101:"The Space Review: Loss of faith: Gordon Cooper's post-NASA stories"
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Herd. His mother was a school teacher. His father enlisted in the
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The Real Stuff: A History of NASA's Astronaut Recruitment Program
3491:. Albuquerque, New Mexico. p. 53 – via Newspapers.com.
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has Gordon "Gordo" Stevens, a character based in part on him.
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Faith 7: L. Gordon Cooper, Jr., and the Final Mercury Mission
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3529:"Mercury Astronauts Dedicate Hall of Fame at Florida Site"
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3607:"How a NASA Astronaut's Treasure Map Could Make History"
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On the Shoulders of Titans: A History of Project Gemini
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A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts
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260:(March 6, 1927 – October 4, 2004) was an American
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3280:"Ashes of "Star Trek's" Scotty found after space ride"
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Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr. was born on March 6, 1927, in
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United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II
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Recipients of the NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal
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Deke! U.S. Manned Space: From Mercury to the Shuttle
417:. Cooper Sr. retired from the USAF with the rank of
3925:. Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press.
3448:"Cooper Gets White Trophy For U.S. Air Achievement"
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666:in 1956. After graduation Cooper was posted to the
5478:Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 19
5011:Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14
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3505:. Astronaut Scholarship Foundation. Archived from
2689:"From Orbiting The Earth To The Arena of Politics"
1788:American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
1276:Cooper and Conrad wanted to name their spacecraft
961:Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14
564:in September 1949. He received flight training at
5006:Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 5
3364:"SpaceX Falcon I fails during first stage flight"
1837:), and was given the honorary 33rd Degree by the
1622:A portion of Cooper's ashes (along with those of
1027:After an argument with NASA Deputy Administrator
556:(ROTC), which led to his being commissioned as a
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5100:(non-NASA project inspired by Project Mercury)
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3940:Hacker, Barton C.; Grimwood, James M. (1977).
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3674:. Praeger special studies. New York: Praeger.
3670:Atkinson, Joseph D.; Shafritz, Jay M. (1985).
3430:"Cooper the Cool jockeys Faith 7—between naps"
3411:"Astronauts Have Their Day at the White House"
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1318:(left) and Cooper on deck of recovery carrier
903:(NASCAR). He also enjoyed racing speedboats.
901:National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing
843:jets. This came up when Cooper had lunch with
540:Class 56D. Front row: Captains Gordon Cooper,
6302:Deaths from Parkinson's disease in California
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4470:List of United States Marine Corps astronauts
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4130:National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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3788:. New York: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks.
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2902:. Vol. 38, no. 78. November 3, 1964
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1522:. In his review of the book, space historian
1329:Gemini 5 was originally intended to practice
440:, where he achieved its second highest rank,
4475:List of United States Space Force astronauts
4057:(1st ed.). New York: Crown Publishers.
4020:This New Ocean: A History of Project Mercury
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2587:"Gordon Cooper Touts New Book Leap of Faith"
967:Cooper was designated for the next mission,
6402:University of Maryland, College Park alumni
3168:Martin, Robert Scott (September 10, 1999).
3135:"'Faith' regained: Gordon Cooper interview"
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1689:Cooper received many awards, including the
1654:rocket failed two minutes into the flight.
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862:House Committee on Science and Astronautics
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656:USAF Experimental Flight Test Pilot School
486:as an alternate for an appointment to the
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3255:"Gordon Cooper, Astronaut, Is Dead at 77"
3051:"Gordon Cooper, Astronaut, Is Dead at 77"
2936:. The Vintage Hydroplanes. Archived from
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6267:Air Force Institute of Technology alumni
4097:. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux.
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3436:. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
3311:"Scotty: ashes located and heading home"
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1825:, Adventurers' Club of Los Angeles, and
1769:Oklahoma Aviation and Space Hall of Fame
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6372:U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School alumni
4460:List of astronauts by year of selection
3964:Apollo: The Lost and Forgotten Missions
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2096:. Boy Scouts of America. Archived from
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1167:On May 22, New York City gave Cooper a
1057:had intervened to prevent his removal.
891:in 1960, and was a Chevrolet dealer in
776:in Washington, D.C., on April 9, 1959:
374:, and served on the presidential yacht
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3784:We Seven: By the Astronauts Themselves
3389:"FALCON 9 R/B – Satellite Information"
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2423:Swenson, Grimwood & Alexander 1966
2408:Swenson, Grimwood & Alexander 1966
1892:in the Season 3 episode "Oklahoma" of
1888:. That year, he was also portrayed by
1530:Cooper claimed to have seen his first
393:. He was called to active duty during
32:For the American football player, see
6417:Shawnee High School (Oklahoma) alumni
6397:University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa alumni
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5442:Orbit Attitude and Maneuvering System
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3485:"Hall to Induct Seven Space Pioneers"
3483:Harbert, Nancy (September 27, 1981).
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1685:Cooper at a parade given in his honor
1306:Orbit Attitude and Maneuvering System
1241:was designated as his co-pilot, with
800:, which would be used for the first,
733:Cooper in his Mercury spacesuit, the
552:At college, Cooper was active in the
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6337:Murray High School (Kentucky) alumni
6262:20th-century American businesspeople
6172:Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
5602:United States Astronaut Hall of Fame
3253:Wald, Matthew L. (October 5, 2004).
3252:
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3081:. New Mexico Museum of Space History
3049:Wald, Matthew L. (October 5, 2004).
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1833:(member of Carbondale Lodge # 82 in
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1409:backup crew (left to right) Cooper,
833:McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base
538:USAF Experimental Flight Test School
459:when he was 16. His family moved to
116:University of Maryland, College Park
5507:Military Orbital Development System
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3549:. Freemason Information. March 2015
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1784:Society of Experimental Test Pilots
879:presented Shepard with a brand-new
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6377:United States Air Force astronauts
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1771:in 1980. He was inducted into the
1632:and 206 others) was launched from
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887:, a racing car driver who won the
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6357:Recipients of the Legion of Merit
4143:Why Did 'Gordo' Tell UFO Stories?
4136:
4002:(1st ed.). New York: Forge.
3605:Bradley, Laura (April 17, 2017).
3454:. September 22, 1964. p. 21.
3226:Bond, Peter (November 18, 2004).
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860:. The matter was taken up by the
670:at Edwards, where he served as a
617:Air Force Institute of Technology
34:Gordon Cooper (American football)
6382:United States Air Force officers
6332:Military personnel from Oklahoma
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6202:
5240:
4161:– NASA memories of Gordon Cooper
4124: This article incorporates
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3362:Bergin, Chris (August 2, 2008).
2585:David, Leonard (July 30, 2000).
2094:"Scouting and Space Exploration"
2011:
1773:International Space Hall of Fame
1707:NASA Distinguished Service Medal
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1239:nine astronauts selected in 1962
1225:Project Mercury was followed by
1031:over last-minute changes to his
668:Flight Test Engineering Division
654:Cooper and Grissom attended the
554:Reserve Officers' Training Corps
484:Naval Academy Preparatory School
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149:NASA Distinguished Service Medal
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3428:Wolfe, Tom (October 25, 1979).
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3309:Sherriff, Lucy (May 22, 2007).
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3170:"Gordon Cooper: No Mercury UFO"
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2768:. collectSPACE. August 24, 2015
2703:– via The New York Times.
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1855:, in which he was portrayed by
1586:Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
1286:First Lady of the United States
1183:made speeches honoring Cooper.
506:from the Marine Corps in 1946.
291:, he was commissioned into the
4923:McDonnell Aircraft Corporation
4031:. NASA SP-4201. Archived from
3286:. May 18, 2007. Archived from
2858:"Gordon Cooper NASA Biography"
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1792:American Astronautical Society
1703:NASA Exceptional Service Medal
1541:precision landing system on a
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511:University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
470:After Cooper learned that the
403:Judge Advocate General's Corps
340:mission, he was superseded by
154:NASA Exceptional Service Medal
112:University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
27:American astronaut (1927–2004)
13:
1:
6347:People from Shawnee, Oklahoma
4465:Astronaut ranks and positions
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2018:40th Anniversary of Mercury 7
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1431:Chief of the Astronaut Office
1006:, the booster designated for
609:525th Fighter Bomber Squadron
6342:People from Murray, Kentucky
6272:American aerospace engineers
5555:Rendezvous Docking Simulator
3343:. collectSPACE. May 22, 2012
2261:Atkinson & Shafritz 1985
1216:Democratic Party of Oklahoma
603:for four years. He became a
432:high school year, he played
428:and track teams. During his
7:
5550:Manned Space Flight Network
5083:Manned Space Flight Network
3889:. New York: ipicturebooks.
3859:. New York: HarperCollins.
3214:Cooper & Henderson 2000
3199:Cooper & Henderson 2000
3156:Cooper & Henderson 2000
3037:Cooper & Henderson 2000
2986:Cooper & Henderson 2000
2962:Cooper & Henderson 2000
2750:Cooper & Henderson 2000
2738:Cooper & Henderson 2000
2566:Cooper & Henderson 2000
2554:Cooper & Henderson 2000
2530:Cooper & Henderson 2000
2467:Cooper & Henderson 2000
2360:Cooper & Henderson 2000
2309:Cooper & Henderson 2000
2273:Cooper & Henderson 2000
2213:Cooper & Henderson 2000
2201:Cooper & Henderson 2000
2136:Cooper & Henderson 2000
2119:Cooper & Henderson 2000
2081:Cooper & Henderson 2000
2039:Cooper & Henderson 2000
1782:Cooper was a member of the
1777:U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame
1663:International Space Station
1611:Cooper died at age 77 from
1506:In Cooper's autobiography,
1089:is currently on display at
930:, and was backup pilot for
646:on June 23, 1956, when the
519:private pilot certification
488:United States Naval Academy
10:
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5512:Manned Orbiting Laboratory
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3022:Slayton & Cassutt 1994
2934:"1967 Orange Bowl Regatta"
2826:Hacker & Grimwood 1977
2811:Hacker & Grimwood 1977
2799:Hacker & Grimwood 1977
2726:Hacker & Grimwood 1977
2714:Hacker & Grimwood 1977
2676:Slayton & Cassutt 1994
2479:Slayton & Cassutt 1994
2435:Slayton & Cassutt 1994
2396:Slayton & Cassutt 1994
2384:Slayton & Cassutt 1994
2225:Slayton & Cassutt 1994
1871:From the Earth to the Moon
1695:Distinguished Flying Cross
1391:. In 1968, he entered the
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1164:performance of the pilot.
1111:). The clock and then the
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910:(CAPCOM) for NASA's first
897:Sports Car Club of America
722:
638:While at AFIT, Cooper met
635:there on August 28, 1956.
476:United States Marine Corps
332:. In 1968, he entered the
320:in 1965. Along with pilot
285:United States Marine Corps
275:, and the youngest of the
143:Distinguished Flying Cross
31:
6412:Project Gemini astronauts
6307:Engineers from California
6297:Collier Trophy recipients
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4223:NASA Astronaut Group 1 →
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3990:Slayton, Donald K. "Deke"
3922:In the Shadow of the Moon
3828:. London: Penguin Books.
3760:; Cooper, L. Gordon Jr.;
3584:"About Cooper's Treasure"
2787:French & Burgess 2007
2149:"Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr"
1943:In the Shadow of the Moon
1762:Oklahoma State University
1665:. This flight, using the
1659:SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2
819:for astronauts to carry.
277:seven original astronauts
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5452:Gemini Guidance Computer
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1885:The Astronaut Wives Club
1735:John J. Montgomery Award
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984:Manned Spacecraft Center
802:sub-orbital spaceflights
500:Presidential Honor Guard
498:He was serving with the
352:Early life and education
6317:Engineers from Oklahoma
6312:Engineers from Kentucky
5771:Frank L. Culbertson Jr.
5001:Wallops Flight Facility
4941:North American Aviation
4563:Mercury program capsule
3962:Shayler, David (2002).
3176:. Purch. Archived from
2896:"Astronaut Goes to Sea"
1727:Iven C. Kincheloe Award
1669:launch vehicle and the
1661:that was bound for the
1492:The Walt Disney Company
912:sub-orbital spaceflight
574:Williams Air Force Base
562:United States Air Force
407:United States Air Force
383:Oklahoma National Guard
293:United States Air Force
270:United States Air Force
258:Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr.
67:Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr.
6292:Aviators from Oklahoma
5016:Mercury Control Center
4564:
4225:NASA Astronaut Group 2
4126:public domain material
3770:Schirra, Walter M. Jr.
1811:Royal Order of Jesters
1686:
1619:, on October 4, 2004.
1478:
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1379:and racing car driver
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1325:after Gemini 5 mission
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825:Langley Air Force Base
815:to develop a personal
768:The identities of the
737:
660:Edwards Air Force Base
613:University of Maryland
549:
444:. His parents owned a
6407:Writers from Oklahoma
6392:United States Marines
6322:Harmon Trophy winners
5946:Michael López-Alegría
5846:Richard F. Gordon Jr.
5064:(rival in space race)
4562:
4308:NASA Astronaut Groups
4157:May 30, 2023, at the
3887:The All-American Boys
3509:on September 18, 2020
3503:"L. Gordon Cooper Jr"
2014:"L. Gordon Cooper Jr"
1827:Boy Scouts of America
1823:Confederate Air Force
1751:Silver Antelope Award
1743:University of Hawaiʻi
1731:Air Force Association
1721:Legion of Honor, the
1684:
1584:, which was based at
1555:experimental aircraft
1520:UFO conspiracy theory
1468:
1405:
1314:
1271:
1200:
1179:and former president
1083:
955:
926:'s orbital flight on
732:
633:Aerospace Engineering
566:Perrin Air Force Base
536:
438:Boy Scouts of America
411:Hickam Air Force Base
6287:Aviators from Hawaii
6282:American test pilots
6177:NASA Astronaut Corps
5851:Frederick D. Gregory
5811:Christopher Ferguson
5560:1966 NASA T-38 crash
5457:Agena target vehicle
5093:Astronaut Wives Club
4313:NASA Astronaut Corps
4171:. NASA. October 2004
3966:. London: Springer.
3774:Shepard, Alan B. Jr.
3547:"Masonic Astronauts"
2864:on December 24, 2018
2813:, pp. 239, 266.
2693:St. Petersburg Times
1835:Carbondale, Colorado
1397:Kennedy Space Center
1335:Agena target vehicle
1091:Space Center Houston
1077:during a countdown.
963:on May 15, 1963
908:capsule communicator
774:Dolley Madison House
405:. He transferred to
397:, and served in the
391:state district judge
6277:American Freemasons
6252:1965 in spaceflight
6247:1963 in spaceflight
6126:Kathryn C. Thornton
6111:Kathryn D. Sullivan
6026:Charles J. Precourt
6016:Scott E. Parazynski
5976:Bruce McCandless II
5821:C. Gordon Fullerton
5726:Franklin Chang-Díaz
5681:Daniel Brandenstein
5041:(successor program)
4943:(Little Joe rocket)
4148:"Remembering 'Gordo
3758:Carpenter, M. Scott
3573:, pp. 273–274.
3489:Albuquerque Journal
3470:The Daily Oklahoman
3368:NASASpaceflight.com
3228:"Col Gordon Cooper"
3180:on January 23, 2010
3124:, pp. 341–342.
2988:, pp. 176–182.
2828:, pp. 259–262.
2801:, pp. 256–259.
2678:, pp. 136–139.
2663:, pp. 343–345.
2651:, pp. 204–206.
2425:, pp. 489–490.
2410:, pp. 486–487.
2386:, pp. 121–122.
2323:, pp. 152–153.
2251:, pp. 274–275.
2138:, pp. 102–103.
1819:Order of Daedalians
1745:Regents Medal, the
1617:Ventura, California
1510:, co-authored with
1393:24 Hours of Daytona
850:The Washington Star
750:St. Louis, Missouri
686:. He also flew the
629:Bachelor of Science
627:. He completed his
492:Annapolis, Maryland
467:in June 1945.
453:pilot certification
334:24 Hours of Daytona
205:NASA Group 1 (1959)
100:Ventura, California
6106:Thomas P. Stafford
5911:Thomas David Jones
5896:Jeffrey A. Hoffman
4990:and Control Center
4814:In order of flight
4565:
3883:Cunningham, Walter
3778:Slayton, Donald K.
3766:Grissom, Virgil I.
3762:Glenn, John H. Jr.
3452:The New York Times
3259:The New York Times
3103:. The Space Review
3055:The New York Times
2695:. January 18, 1964
2633:The New York Times
2297:Cooper et al. 2010
2151:. Veteran Tributes
1845:Cultural influence
1687:
1479:
1419:
1331:orbital rendezvous
1327:
1274:
1203:
1169:ticker-tape parade
1094:
1029:Walter C. Williams
965:
920:Mercury-Redstone 3
893:Melbourne, Florida
881:Chevrolet Corvette
746:McDonnell Aircraft
738:
589:Landstuhl Air Base
550:
472:United States Army
465:Murray High School
368:United States Navy
262:aerospace engineer
6190:
6189:
6061:Rusty Schweickart
6011:Bryan D. O'Connor
5861:John M. Grunsfeld
5776:Walter Cunningham
5568:
5567:
5482:Launch Complex 14
5462:Gemini space suit
5430:Gemini spacecraft
5411:(command pilot),
5395:(command pilot),
5379:(command pilot),
5363:(command pilot),
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5331:(command pilot),
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4104:978-0-553-27556-8
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3896:978-1-87696-324-8
3835:978-0-14-311235-8
3795:978-1-4391-8103-4
3741:978-3-319-30562-2
3711:978-1-4419-8405-0
3681:978-0-03-005187-6
3533:Victoria Advocate
3216:, pp. 83–86.
3201:, pp. 82–83.
3012:, pp. 42–43.
2940:on August 9, 2017
2635:. pp. 1, 26.
2568:, pp. 56–57.
2532:, pp. 52–53.
2469:, pp. 37–39.
2362:, pp. 28–30.
2311:, pp. 24–25.
2299:, pp. 83–85.
2275:, pp. 22–23.
2263:, pp. 42–47.
2239:, pp. 23–24.
2215:, pp. 12–15.
2121:, pp. 94–95.
2041:, pp. 93–94.
1907:Cooper's Treasure
1903:Discovery Channel
1779:on May 11, 1990.
1775:in 1981, and the
1753:. He received an
1677:Awards and honors
1582:Project Blue Book
1477:stand behind him.
1443:Walter Cunningham
1282:Lady Bird Johnson
1255:Launch Complex 19
1177:Lyndon B. Johnson
1049:and lighting the
1039:Hangar S at
986:decided to fly a
906:Cooper served as
847:, a reporter for
809:escape procedures
780:, Gordon Cooper,
558:second lieutenant
358:Shawnee, Oklahoma
289:World War II
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81:Shawnee, Oklahoma
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5931:Joseph P. Kerwin
5916:Janet L. Kavandi
5891:David C. Hilmers
5871:Henry Hartsfield
5836:Robert L. Gibson
5791:Bonnie J. Dunbar
5761:Richard O. Covey
5731:Kevin P. Chilton
5721:Roger B. Chaffee
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1957:Colin O'Donoghue
1699:oak leaf cluster
1300:concern was the
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1127:had the stick."
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605:flight commander
597:F-84 Thunderjets
595:, where he flew
544:, Jack Mayo and
529:Military service
496:Washington, D.C.
461:Murray, Kentucky
446:Command-Aire 3C3
415:Hawaii Territory
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5706:Scott Carpenter
5686:Roy Bridges Jr.
5621:Joseph P. Allen
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5540:Charles Bassett
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5498:Advanced Gemini
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4906:Mercury-Jupiter
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4838:Scott Carpenter
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4757:Flown non-human
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4521:Project Mercury
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4159:Wayback Machine
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4094:The Right Stuff
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1852:The Right Stuff
1847:
1749:Medal, and the
1739:Thomas D. White
1723:John F. Kennedy
1691:Legion of Merit
1679:
1644:sounding rocket
1615:at his home in
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1600:Out of the Blue
1524:Robert Pearlman
1512:Bruce Henderson
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936:Mercury-Atlas 8
928:Mercury-Atlas 7
924:Scott Carpenter
899:(SCCA) and the
858:James G. Fulton
798:Redstone rocket
784:, Gus Grissom,
778:Scott Carpenter
758:Project Mercury
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1987:, p. 336.
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1841:Masonic body.
1737:, the General
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1411:Edgar Mitchell
1372:
1371:Project Apollo
1369:
1367:as his pilot.
1349:Lake Champlain
1322:Lake Champlain
1243:Neil Armstrong
1227:Project Gemini
1191:Main article:
1188:
1187:Project Gemini
1185:
1181:Herbert Hoover
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1041:Cape Canaveral
946:Main article:
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873:General Motors
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6086:Alan Shepard
6041:Stuart Roosa
5906:Marsha Ivins
5806:Ronald Evans
5786:Charles Duke
5755:
5696:James Buchli
5691:Curtis Brown
5671:Ken Bowersox
5666:Frank Borman
5626:Scott Altman
5491:Developments
5471:Launch sites
5447:Titan rocket
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4688:Little Joe 5
4648:Little Joe 1
4631:Freedom 7 II
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4261:Alan Shepard
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1933:Thunderbirds
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1928:Mike Douglas
1924:Merv Griffin
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1905:docu-series
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1878:in the 2015
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1850:
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1831:Master Mason
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1733:Trophy, the
1725:Trophy, the
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1638:UP Aerospace
1630:James Doohan
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6257:2004 deaths
6242:1927 births
6221:Spaceflight
6076:Rhea Seddon
6071:David Scott
6066:Dick Scobee
6006:Ellen Ochoa
5951:Jack Lousma
5926:Scott Kelly
5901:James Irwin
5886:Susan Helms
5856:Gus Grissom
5781:Brian Duffy
5751:Pete Conrad
5716:Gene Cernan
5711:Gerald Carr
5616:Buzz Aldrin
5503:Blue Gemini
5413:Buzz Aldrin
5393:Pete Conrad
5365:Gene Cernan
5349:David Scott
5301:Pete Conrad
5265:Gus Grissom
4916:Contractors
4884:Subprograms
4827:Gus Grissom
4678:Beach Abort
4628:Cancelled:
4251:Gus Grissom
4175:January 15,
3616:February 2,
3611:Vanity Fair
3586:. Discovery
3320:January 20,
3294:January 20,
3232:Independent
3184:January 20,
3107:February 2,
2944:January 21,
2906:January 21,
2601:January 20,
1890:Colin Hanks
1829:. He was a
1815:Rotary Club
1527:evidence."
1475:Gene Cernan
1415:Donn Eisele
1381:Chuck Daigh
1365:Gene Cernan
1316:Pete Conrad
1259:Atlas-Agena
1235:Pete Conrad
1051:afterburner
998:mission in
990:mission as
866:USAF F-102s
855:Congressman
714:NASA career
644:Lowry Field
640:Gus Grissom
601:F-86 Sabres
546:Gus Grissom
385:, flying a
372:World War I
322:Pete Conrad
6231:Categories
6156:John Young
6031:Sally Ride
5956:Jim Lovell
5921:Mark Kelly
5866:Fred Haise
5841:John Glenn
5545:Elliot See
5524:Big Gemini
5423:Components
5409:Jim Lovell
5377:John Young
5317:Jim Lovell
5269:John Young
5251:Astronauts
5098:Mercury 13
4980:(proposed)
4973:Little Joe
4908:(canceled)
4833:John Glenn
4820:Suborbit:
4791:Astronauts
4774:Suborbit:
4584:Suborbit:
4545:Space race
4246:John Glenn
4089:Wolfe, Tom
4073:2003015688
3905:1062319644
3750:1026785988
3663:References
3646:. Deadline
3553:January 8,
3513:January 2,
3395:January 2,
3373:January 2,
3347:January 2,
3238:October 3,
3141:January 8,
3085:January 2,
2900:Desert Sun
2772:January 2,
2542:Wolfe 1979
2321:Wolfe 1979
2104:January 2,
1936:character
1882:TV series
1867:miniseries
1634:New Mexico
1577:classified
1471:John Young
1461:Later life
1247:Elliot See
1218:discussed
1113:gyroscopes
1075:launch pad
875:executive
813:Bo Randall
806:launch pad
782:John Glenn
672:test pilot
664:California
631:degree in
619:(AFIT) in
542:James Wood
504:discharged
442:Life Scout
314:splashdown
266:test pilot
244:Retirement
73:1927-03-06
6209:Biography
6182:Astronaut
5801:Joe Engle
5641:Alan Bean
5404:Gemini 12
5388:Gemini 11
5372:Gemini 10
5356:Gemini 9A
5324:Gemini 6A
4863:Equipment
4653:Big Joe 1
4587:Freedom 7
4113:849889526
3982:319972640
3953:March 15,
3885:(2009) .
3844:958200469
3812:429024791
3780:(2010) .
3720:747105631
3590:April 29,
3174:Space.com
2699:March 19,
2591:Space.com
1874:, and by
1800:York Rite
1764:in 1967.
1648:Explorers
1625:Star Trek
1572:negatives
1435:Apollo 14
1427:Apollo 13
1423:Apollo 10
1407:Apollo 10
1389:Red Adair
1361:Gemini 12
1347:USS
1320:USS
1302:fuel cell
1278:Lady Bird
1156:Kearsarge
1154:USS
1107:(54
837:Tennessee
582:T-6 Texan
580:, in the
421:in 1957.
378:Mayflower
376:USS
348:in 1970.
338:Apollo 10
330:Red Adair
201:Selection
196:9d 9h 14m
108:Education
6146:Ed White
5517:OPS 0855
5340:Gemini 8
5308:Gemini 7
5292:Gemini 5
5285:Ed White
5276:Gemini 4
5260:Gemini 3
5183:Gemini 3
5162:Gemini 1
5155:Uncrewed
5148:Missions
4963:Redstone
4935:Chrysler
4770:Miss Sam
4641:Uncrewed
4609:Aurora 7
4571:Missions
4155:Archived
4091:(1979).
4081:52631310
4051:(2004).
4039:June 28,
3996:(1994).
3919:(2007).
3875:59538671
3855:(2000).
3822:(2007).
3804:62019074
3730:(2016).
3700:(2011).
3690:12052375
3650:July 26,
3264:March 9,
3234:. London
3060:July 10,
2024:July 10,
1807:Shriners
1755:honorary
1747:Columbus
1667:Falcon 9
1652:Falcon 1
1560:Pentagon
1548:aircraft
1543:dry lake
1333:with an
1251:Titan II
1231:Gemini 5
1193:Gemini 5
1141:attitude
1136:re-entry
996:64-orbit
988:22-orbit
523:Honolulu
434:halfback
426:football
318:Gemini 5
219:Gemini 5
211:Missions
6195:Portals
6165:Related
5609:Members
5533:Related
5415:(pilot)
5399:(pilot)
5383:(pilot)
5367:(pilot)
5351:(pilot)
5335:(pilot)
5319:(pilot)
5303:(pilot)
5287:(pilot)
5271:(pilot)
5076:Related
4978:Jupiter
4951:Rockets
4929:Convair
4798:General
4623:Faith 7
4616:Sigma 7
4528:General
4453:Related
3284:Reuters
1719:DeMolay
1536:Askania
1455:colonel
1257:and an
1147:Faith 7
1098:Faith 7
1086:Faith 7
1037:buzzing
1021:Faith 7
980:27-hour
877:Ed Cole
607:of the
578:Arizona
515:Seattle
449:biplane
419:colonel
401:in the
370:during
346:colonel
312:, to a
309:Faith 7
304:orbital
287:during
181:Colonel
5176:Crewed
5062:Vostok
5055:Soviet
5045:Apollo
5039:Gemini
4578:Crewed
4322:Groups
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1930:. The
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1809:, the
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