Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection
Name of Image:
Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper
Full Description:
Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper, Jr., one of the original seven astronauts for Mercury Project selected by NASA on April 27, 1959. The MA-9 mission, boosted by the Mercury-Atlas launch vehicle, was the last flight of the Mercury Project. The Faith 7 spacecraft orbited the Earth 22 times in 1-1/2 days.
Date of Image:
1959-04-27
Category:
Mercury Project
term:
Mercury-Atlas
term:
MA-9
term:
Faith 7
term:
Original Seven Astronauts
term:
Mercury Project
term:
Cooper
facet_who:
Gordon Cooper
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Atlas
facet_what:
Mercury
facet_where:
Mercury
facet_where:
Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
facet_when:
April 27, 1959
facet_when_year:
1959
Reference Number:
MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
MIX #:
8772556
NIX #:
MSFC-8772556
MSFC Negative Number:
8772556
UID:
SPD-MARSH-8772556
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