Gordon Cooper
Gordon Cooper was an American NASA astronaut who was the youngest of the seven original astronauts in Project Mercury, the first human space program in the United States.
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| Personal Information | data |
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| REAL NAME | Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr. |
| Birth Date | 6 March 1927 |
| Birth Place | Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States |
| Age | 77 years |
| Death Date | 4 October 2004 |
| Death Place | Ventura, California, United States |
| Death Cause | Congestive Heart Failure |
| Profession | Astronaut |
| Zodiac Sign | Pisces |
| Nationality | American |
| Also Working As | Aerospace Engineer, Test Pilot, United States Air Force Pilot |
| Gender | Male |
| Physical Stats | data |
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| Height | 5 ft 8 inches |
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| Father | Leroy Gordon Cooper Sr. |
| Mother | Hattie Lee Cooper |
| Debut/Fame | data |
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| Debut | NASA Group 1 (1959) |
| Fame | Mercury-Atlas 9 (Mission 1963), Gemini 5 (Mission 1965) |
| Marriages/children | data |
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| Wife | Trudy Olson (m. 1947–1971) |
| Daughter | Camala Keoki Cooper Tharpe (b. 16 November, 1948), Janita Lee Cooper Stone (b. 15 March, 1950) |
| Wife | Susan Taylor (m. 1972–2004) |
| Daughter | Colleen Taylor, Elizabeth Jo Cooper |
| Education and Net Worth | data |
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| School | Murray High School |
| College/University | University of Hawaii |
| Qualification | Honorary D.Sc. |
| Net Worth | $ 8 Million |