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Atlas by L. Gordon Cooper of Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
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Cooper |
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Launch of Mercury Atlas 9 rocket with astronaut Gordon Cooper onboard from Launch Pad 14 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. |
| Date |
5/15/1963 |
| NASA Center |
Kennedy Space Center |
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Cooper
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Cooper |
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Mercury-Atlas 9 lifts off from Pad 14 at Cape Canaveral with astronaut L. Gordon Cooper aboard Faith 7 for the nation's longest manned orbital flight. Lift-off occurred at 8:04 a.m. EST, on May 15, 1963. And 34 hours, 20 minutes, 30 seconds, and 22 orbits later, Gordon Cooper was resting in his Faith 7 space capsule in the blue Pacific Ocean. |
| Date |
5/15/1963 |
| NASA Center |
Kennedy Space Center |
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Gordon Cooper in Helmet and
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Gordon Cooper in Helmet and Pressure Suit |
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Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper in white room, waiting for Terminal Countdown Demonstrations Test (TCDT) activities to resume in preparation for his Mercury- Atlas 9 launch. |
| Date |
4/30/1963 |
| NASA Center |
Kennedy Space Center |
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