| Name: Cooper, Gordon | Country: USA | M/F: M | Number of Flights: 2 |
| Space Flights | Launch Date - Rocket No. | Landing Date - Rocket No. |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Faith 7 | May 15, 1963 - Atlas 130D | May 16, 1963 - Atlas 130D |
| 2. Gemini 5 | August 21, 1965 - GLV-5 | August 29, 1965 - GLV-5 |
| Space Flights | Descriptions |
|---|---|
| Sigma 7 (Mercury-Atlas 8) |
Backup Pilot for Sigma 7 Mercury-Atlas 8 used Spacecraft-16 (Sigma 7) |
| Mercury-Atlas 9A (Cancelled) |
Proposed Prime Crew Mercury-Atlas 9A originally would have used Spacecraft-19 in a 4th short flight before NASA decided to change to the longer one-day flight of Mercury-Atlas 9 with Spacecraft-20. |
| 1. Faith 7 (Mercury-Atlas 9) |
Manned one-day mission in orbit Mercury-Atlas 9 used Spacecraft-20 (Faith 7) |
| Mercury-Atlas 10 (Cancelled) |
Proposed Backup Crew Mercury-Atlas 10 would have been used Spacecraft 15B (Freedom-7 II) in the second one-day flight. It was cancelled to allow NASA to concentrate on the Gemini program, which was behind schedule and over budget. |
| 2. Gemini 5 | Demonstrated 8-day capability of spacecraft and crew |
| Gemini 12 (Backup Crew) |
Docked with Gemini Agena Target Vehicle 12 |
| Apollo 10 (Backup Crew) |
Dress rehearsal of manned lunar landing |
| Return to Master List | Two Spaceflights | Mercury Program |
| American Astronauts | Gemini Program |
Updated - June 10, 2006