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Leroy G. Cooper

Leroy Gordon "Gordo" Cooper was one of the first seven American astronauts. Cooper first flew into space on May 15, 1963 aboard Mercury-Atlas 9 (Faith 7). Two years later, he became the first astronaut to make a second orbital flight when he flew aboard Gemini 5.

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