Gordon Cooper

1927-03-06 – 2004-10-04 (age 77) Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA

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.

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Known For

Apollo: Missions to the Moon

2019

as Self (archive footage)

The Phenomenon

2020

as Self - NASA Astronaut (archive footage)

Rocket's Red Glare

2000

as Gordon Cooper

Apollo: The Forgotten Films

2019

as Self (archive footage)

Out of the Blue

2003

as Self

Dan Aykroyd Unplugged On UFOs

2005

as Self

Project Gemini: Bridge to the Moon

2003

as Self

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The Real Men with 'The Right Stuff'

2003

as Self

Close Encounters: Proof of Alien Contact

2000

as Self - Astronaut