RIP Gordon Cooper Jr - The Right Stuff

[nbcrusader]

Cooper was one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts. His bravery, along with his fellow Mercury astronauts, opened space to mankind.

 

[Justified]

RIP Gordo!

 

[easytiger]

RIP

 

[rivergoat]

He achieved many key firsts as he piloted Faith 7 capsule in May of 1963.

As he circled the globe 22 times in 34 hours and 20 minutes, Cooper became the first astronaut in a space flight of more than 24 hours. He was also the first astronaut to sleep in space, and he successfully carried out a beacon experiment that made him the first man to launch a satellite in space.

Cooper, who took a nap in the capsule while waiting for Faith 7 to launch, was the last astronaut to orbit Earth alone.

He had guts, that's for sure. Above was taken from here:

Gordon Cooper


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