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Atlas by Gordon Cooper of Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
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Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper
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Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper |
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1959-04-27 |
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Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper, Jr., one of the original seven astronauts for Mercury Project selected by NASA on April 27, 1959. The MA-9 mission, boosted by the Mercury-Atlas launch vehicle, was the last flight of the Mercury Project. The Faith 7 spacecraft orbited the Earth 22 times in 1-1/2 days. |
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The Recovery Operation of th
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The Recovery Operation of the Faith 7 |
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1963-05-16 |
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The recovery operation of the Faith 7 spacecraft after the completion of the 1-1/2 day orbital flight (MA-9 mission) with Astronaut Gordon Cooper. Navy frogmen attach the flotation collar to the spacecraft. The MA-9 mission was the last flight of the Mercury Project and launched on May 15, 1963 boosted by The Mercury-Atlas launch vehicle. |
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