Gordon Cooper
Gordon Cooper was a government astronaut from United States of America, affiliated with NASA.
During their career, Gordon Cooper flew on 2 spaceflights, logging 9 days, 9 hours, 15 minutes in space.
Leroy Gordon "Gordo" Cooper Jr. 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 manned space program of the United States.
Cooper piloted the longest and final Mercury spaceflight in 1963. He was the first American to sleep in space during that 34-hour mission and was the last American to be launched alone to conduct an entirely solo orbital mission. In 1965, Cooper flew as Command Pilot of Gemini 5.
Career Statistics
| Date of Birth | 03/06/1927 |
|---|---|
| Date of Death | 10/04/2004 |
| Status | Deceased |
| First Flight | 05/15/1963 |
| Last Flight | 08/21/1965 |
| In Space | No |
| Time in Space | 9 days, 9 hours, 15 minutes |
| Landings | 2 |
Spaceflights by Gordon Cooper
Explore the 2 spaceflights Gordon Cooper participated in during their astronaut career, including mission details, launch vehicles, and destinations.