Gordon Cooper

Gordon Cooper

Known For

Acting

Born

March 6, 1927

Died

October 4, 2004 (aged 77)

Birthplace

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.