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Images by L. Gordon Cooper of Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
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Cooper
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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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Cooper and Conrad Enroute to
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Cooper and Conrad Enroute to Launch Pad |
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Gemini 5 Prime Crew, Charles "Pete" Conrad and Gordon Cooper in their silver pressure suits are greeted by employees as they make their way to the launch pad. |
| Date |
7/28/1965 |
| NASA Center |
Kennedy Space Center |
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Cooper Departs Transfer Van
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Cooper Departs Transfer Van |
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Astronaut Gordon Cooper departing the Transfer Van in his silver pressure suit and helmet, is greeted with applause from the assembled Pad 14 employees. When he arrives at the base of the service tower, he'll ride an elevator up to where his Mercury spacecraft nicknamed, "Faith 7" awaits his arrival. |
| 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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