Leroy Gordon COOPER Jr.

8 Worldwide / 4 USA

Date of birth: March 06, 1927.

The 1^st Space Flight:

• Launch: May 15, 1963 at 13.04; Mercury 20 (Faith 7), MA-9 flight. Commander.
• Splash down: May 16, 1963 at 23.24; Mercury 16 (Faith 7), MA-9 flight. Commander.
• Flight duration: 01 day, 10 hour, 19 minutes, 49 seconds.

The 2^nd Space Flight:

• Launch:  August 21, 1965 at 14.00; "Gemini 5”. Commander.
• Splash down: August 29, 1965 at 12.55; "Gemini 5”. Commander
• Flight duration: 07 days, 22 hours, 55 minutes, 14 seconds.

Cooper became the first man to make a second orbital flight.

Total space flights – 2.

Total time in space: 09 day, 09 hour, 15 minutes, 03 seconds.

Date of death: October 04, 2004.