| Full Name: | Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr. |
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| Birthdate: | March 6, 1927 - Shawnee, Oklahoma |
| Death: | October 4, 2004 - Ventura, California |
| Education: | Bachelor of Science in aerospace engineering - Air University |
| Military Service: | Colonel, United States Air Force |
| Selection: | NASA Group 1 (1959) |
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| Mercury-Atlas 9 | Gemini V |
| Faith 7 | - |
| May 15-16, 1963 | August 21-29, 1965 |
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| From 1973 to 1975, Gordon Cooper was employed by the Walt Disney Company as the Vice-President of Research and Development for EPCOT |
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| Gordon Cooper climbs into the Faith 7spacecraft prior to the Mercury-Atlas 9 mission |
Gordon Cooper is removed from the Faith 7 spacecraft following the Mercury-Atlas 9 mission |
Gordon Cooper suits up in preparation for the Gemini V mission |
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| Click to Return to Mercury - ASTP Astronauts |