Overview
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Birthday
Mar 06, 1927 (98 years old)
Death date
Oct 04, 2004
Gordon Cooper
Known For
The Phenomenon
This documentary examines unidentified aerial phenomenon. With testimony from high-ranking...
Apollo: The Forgotten Films
Recently discovered footage reveals the secret history of NASA's first...
Apollo: Missions to the Moon
National Geographic's riveting effort recounts all 12 crewed missions using...
Biography
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 human space program of the United States.