Leroy Gordon COOPER Jr.
8 Worldwide / 4 USA
Date of birth: March 06, 1927.
The 1st 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 2nd 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. |
