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Gordon Cooper

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Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr. (March 6, 1927 – October 4, 2004) 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. [1]

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  1. 251 relations: Aerial work platform, Aerospace engineering, Afterburner, Agena target vehicle, Air & Space Forces Association, Air Force Institute of Technology, Air Force Test Center, Air University (United States Air Force), Aircraft, Aircraft pilot, Alan Shepard, American Astronautical Society, American Broadcasting Company, American football, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Annapolis, Maryland, Apollo 10, Apollo 13, Apollo 14, Apsis, Arizona, Asiatic-Pacific theater, Atlas-Agena, Atmospheric entry, Bachelor of Science, Biplane, Bo Randall, Boy Scouts of America, Bret Harrison, Bruce Henderson (author), California, Cape Canaveral, Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 19, Carbondale, Colorado, Cessna T-37 Tweet, Chevrolet Corvette, Chief of the Astronaut Office, CHiPs, Christopher Columbus, Chuck Daigh, Chuck Yeager, Cinetheodolite, Classified information, Colin Hanks, Colin O'Donoghue, Collier Trophy, Colonel (United States), Command-Aire 3C3, Commemorative Air Force, Conestoga wagon, ... Expand index (201 more) »

  2. 1963 in spaceflight
  3. 1965 in spaceflight
  4. Aviators from Hawaii
  5. Aviators from Oklahoma
  6. Engineers from Kentucky
  7. Engineers from Oklahoma
  8. Mercury Seven
  9. Murray High School (Kentucky) alumni
  10. Project Gemini astronauts
  11. Recipients of the NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal
  12. Shawnee High School (Oklahoma) alumni
  13. Space burials

Aerial work platform

An aerial work platform (AWP), also known as an aerial device, elevating work platform (EWP), aerial lift, cherry picker, bucket truck or mobile elevating work platform (MEWP) is a mechanical device used to provide temporary access for people or equipment to inaccessible areas, usually at height.

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Aerospace engineering

Aerospace engineering is the primary field of engineering concerned with the development of aircraft and spacecraft.

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Afterburner

An afterburner (or reheat in British English) is an additional combustion component used on some jet engines, mostly those on military supersonic aircraft.

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Agena target vehicle

The Agena Target Vehicle (ATV), also known as Gemini-Agena Target Vehicle (GATV), was an uncrewed spacecraft used by NASA during its Gemini program to develop and practice orbital space rendezvous and docking techniques, and to perform large orbital changes, in preparation for the Apollo program lunar missions. Gordon Cooper and Agena target vehicle are 1965 in spaceflight.

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Air & Space Forces Association

The Air & Space Forces Association (AFA) is an independent, 501(c)(3) non-profit, professional military association for the United States Air Force and United States Space Force.

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Air Force Institute of Technology

The Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) is a postgraduate institution and provider of professional and continuing education for the United States Armed Forces and is part of the United States Air Force. Gordon Cooper and Air Force Institute of Technology are air Force Institute of Technology alumni.

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Air Force Test Center

The Air Force Test Center (AFTC) is a development and test organization of the United States Air Force.

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Air University (United States Air Force)

Air University is a professional military education university system of the United States Air Force.

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Aircraft

An aircraft (aircraft) is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air.

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Aircraft pilot

An aircraft pilot or aviator is a person who controls the flight of an aircraft by operating its directional flight controls.

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Alan Shepard

Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. (November 18, 1923 – July 21, 1998) was an American astronaut. Gordon Cooper and Alan Shepard are American test pilots, Collier Trophy recipients, engineers from California, Mercury Seven, Recipients of the NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal and United States Astronaut Hall of Fame inductees.

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American Astronautical Society

Formed in 1954, the American Astronautical Society (AAS) is an independent scientific and technical group in the United States dedicated to the advancement of space science and space exploration.

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American Broadcasting Company

The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network that serves as the flagship property of the Disney Entertainment division of the Walt Disney Company.

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American football

American football, referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron football, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end.

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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is a professional society for the field of aerospace engineering.

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Annapolis, Maryland

Annapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Maryland.

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Apollo 10

Apollo 10 (May 18–26, 1969) was the fourth human spaceflight in the United States' Apollo program and the second to orbit the Moon.

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Apollo 13

Apollo 13 (April 1117, 1970) was the seventh crewed mission in the Apollo space program and the third meant to land on the Moon.

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Apollo 14

Apollo 14 (January 31February 9, 1971) was the eighth crewed mission in the United States Apollo program, the third to land on the Moon, and the first to land in the lunar highlands.

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Apsis

An apsis is the farthest or nearest point in the orbit of a planetary body about its primary body.

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Arizona

Arizona (Hoozdo Hahoodzo; Alĭ ṣonak) is a landlocked state in the Southwestern region of the United States.

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Asiatic-Pacific theater

The Asiatic-Pacific Theater was the theater of operations of U.S. forces during World War II in the Pacific War during 1941–1945.

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Atlas-Agena

The Atlas-Agena was an American expendable launch system derived from the SM-65 Atlas missile.

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Atmospheric entry

Atmospheric entry (sometimes listed as Vimpact or Ventry) is the movement of an object from outer space into and through the gases of an atmosphere of a planet, dwarf planet, or natural satellite.

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Bachelor of Science

A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, B.Sc., SB, or ScB; from the Latin scientiae baccalaureus) is a bachelor's degree that is awarded for programs that generally last three to five years.

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Biplane

A biplane is a fixed-wing aircraft with two main wings stacked one above the other.

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Bo Randall

Bo Randall (September 27, 1909 – December 25, 1989) was an American knifemaker who founded Randall Made Knives in Orlando, Florida.

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Boy Scouts of America

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Bret Harrison

Bret Michael Harrison (born April 6, 1982) is an American actor and musician known predominantly for his work on comedy television series such as Grounded for Life, The Loop, Reaper, and Breaking In.

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Bruce Henderson (author)

Bruce Henderson is an American journalist and author of more than 30 nonfiction books, including the #1 New York Times bestseller, And the Sea Will Tell.

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California

California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.

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Cape Canaveral

Cape Canaveral (Cabo Cañaveral) is a cape in Brevard County, Florida, in the United States, near the center of the state's Atlantic coast.

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Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 19

Launch Complex 19 (LC-19) is a deactivated launch site on Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida used by NASA to launch all of the Gemini crewed spaceflights.

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Carbondale, Colorado

The Town of Carbondale is a home rule municipality located in Garfield County, Colorado, United States.

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Cessna T-37 Tweet

The Cessna T-37 Tweet (designated Model 318 by Cessna) is a small, economical twin-engined jet trainer aircraft.

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Chevrolet Corvette

The Chevrolet Corvette is a line of American two-door, two-seater sports cars manufactured and marketed by General Motors under the Chevrolet marque since 1953.

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Chief of the Astronaut Office

The Chief of the Astronaut Office is the most senior leadership position for active astronauts at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

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CHiPs

CHiPs is an American crime drama television series created by Rick Rosner and originally aired on NBC from September 15, 1977 to May 1, 1983.

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Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus (between 25 August and 31 October 1451 – 20 May 1506) was an Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa who completed four Spanish-based voyages across the Atlantic Ocean sponsored by the Catholic Monarchs, opening the way for the widespread European exploration and colonization of the Americas.

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Chuck Daigh

Charles George Daigh (November 29, 1923 – April 29, 2008) was an American racing car driver.

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Chuck Yeager

Brigadier General Charles Elwood Yeager (February 13, 1923December 7, 2020) was a United States Air Force officer, flying ace, and record-setting test pilot who in October 1947 became the first pilot in history confirmed to have exceeded the speed of sound in level flight. Gordon Cooper and Chuck Yeager are American test pilots, Collier Trophy recipients, Harmon Trophy winners and U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School alumni.

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Cinetheodolite

A cinetheodolite or kinetheodolite is a photographic instrument for collection of trajectory data.

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Classified information

Classified information is material that a government body deems to be sensitive information that must be protected.

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Colin Hanks

Colin Lewes Hanks (born November 24, 1977) is an American actor and comedian.

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Colin O'Donoghue

Colin O'Donoghue (born 26 January 1981) is an Irish actor and musician, best known for portraying Captain Killian "Hook" Jones on the ABC TV show Once Upon a Time.

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Collier Trophy

The Robert J. Collier Trophy is an annual aviation award administered by the U.S. National Aeronautic Association (NAA), presented to those who have made "the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America, with respect to improving the performance, efficiency, and safety of air or space vehicles, the value of which has been thoroughly demonstrated by actual use during the preceding year." Robert J. Gordon Cooper and Collier Trophy are Collier Trophy recipients.

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Colonel (United States)

A colonel in the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force and Space Force, is the most senior field-grade military officer rank, immediately above the rank of lieutenant colonel and just below the rank of brigadier general.

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Command-Aire 3C3

The Command-Aire 3C3 and similar 4C3 and 5C3 are American three-seat open cockpit utility, training and touring biplanes developed by Command-Aire in the late 1920s and early 1930s.

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Commemorative Air Force

The Commemorative Air Force (CAF), formerly known as the Confederate Air Force, is an American non-profit organization based in Dallas, Texas, that preserves and shows historical aircraft at airshows, primarily in the U.S. and Canada.

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Conestoga wagon

The Conestoga wagon, also simply known as the Conestoga, is an obsolete transport vehicle that was used exclusively in North America, primarily the United States, mainly from the early 18th to mid-19th centuries.

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Convair F-102 Delta Dagger

The Convair F-102 Delta Dagger was an interceptor aircraft designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Convair.

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Convair F-106 Delta Dart

The Convair F-106 Delta Dart was an all-weather interceptor aircraft designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Convair.

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Curtiss JN Jenny

The Curtiss JN "Jenny" was a series of biplanes built by the Glenn Curtiss Aeroplane Company of Hammondsport, New York, later the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company.

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Cutts–Madison House

The Cutts–Madison House (also known as the Dolley Madison House) is an American colonial-style historic home, now used for offices located at 1520 H Street NW in Washington, D.C. The house is best known for being the residence of former First Lady Dolley Madison, who lived there from November 1837 until her death in July 1849.

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David Letterman

David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947) is an American television host, comedian, writer and producer.

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Deke Slayton

Donald Kent "Deke" Slayton (March 1, 1924 – June 13, 1993) was an American Air Force pilot, aeronautical engineer, and test pilot who was selected as one of the original NASA Mercury Seven astronauts. Gordon Cooper and Deke Slayton are American aerospace engineers, American test pilots, Collier Trophy recipients, Mercury Seven, U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School alumni, United States Air Force astronauts, United States Air Force officers and United States Astronaut Hall of Fame inductees.

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DeMolay International

DeMolay International is an international fraternal organization for young men ages 12 to 21.

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Dennis Quaid

Dennis William Quaid (born April 9, 1954) is an American actor.

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Discovery Channel

Discovery Channel, known as The Discovery Channel from 1985 to 1995, and often referred to as simply Discovery, is an American cable channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav.

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Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)

The Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) is a military decoration of the United States Armed Forces.

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Doctor of Science

A Doctor of Science (Scientiae Doctor; most commonly abbreviated DSc or ScD) is a science doctorate awarded in a number of countries throughout the world.

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Drunk History

Drunk History is an American educational comedy television series produced by Comedy Central, based on the Funny or Die web series created by Derek Waters and Jeremy Konner in 2007.

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Dry lake

A dry lake bed, also known as a playa, is a basin or depression that formerly contained a standing surface water body, which disappears when evaporation processes exceed recharge.

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Ed Cole

Edward Nicholas Cole (September 17, 1909 – May 2, 1977) was an American inventor, automotive engineer and executive, widely known for leading critical projects for General Motors, including development of the Chevrolet Corvair and Chevrolet Vega; developing GM's Small Block V8 and its rotary engine, championing the catalytic converter to migrate cars from leaded gasoline, and advocating for air bags.

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Edwards Air Force Base

Edwards Air Force Base (AFB) is a United States Air Force installation in California.

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Elliot See

Elliot McKay See Jr. (July 23, 1927 – February 28, 1966) was an American engineer, naval aviator, test pilot and NASA astronaut. Gordon Cooper and Elliot See are American aerospace engineers and American test pilots.

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Epcot

Epcot, stylized in all uppercase as EPCOT, is a theme park at the Walt Disney World resort in Bay Lake, Florida.

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Experimental aircraft

An experimental aircraft is an aircraft intended for testing new aerospace technologies and design concepts.

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Falcon 1

Falcon 1 was a small-lift launch vehicle that was operated from 2006 to 2009 by SpaceX, an American aerospace manufacturer.

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Falcon 9

Falcon 9 is a partially reusable, human-rated, two-stage-to-orbit, medium-lift launch vehicle designed and manufactured in the United States by SpaceX.

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First Lady of the United States

First Lady of the United States (FLOTUS) is the title held by the hostess of the White House, usually the wife of the president of the United States, concurrent with the president's term in office.

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Flight commander

A flight commander is the leader of a constituent portion of an aerial squadron in aerial operations, often into combat.

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Flight controller

Flight controllers are personnel who aid space flight by working in such Mission Control Centers as NASA's Mission Control Center or ESA's European Space Operations Centre.

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Flight dynamics

Flight dynamics in aviation and spacecraft, is the study of the performance, stability, and control of vehicles flying through the air or in outer space.

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For All Mankind (TV series)

For All Mankind is an American science fiction drama television series created by Ronald D. Moore, Matt Wolpert, and Ben Nedivi and produced for Apple TV+.

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Freemasonry

Freemasonry or Masonry refers to fraternal organisations that trace their origins to the local guilds of stonemasons that, from the end of the 14th century, regulated the qualifications of stonemasons and their interaction with authorities and clients.

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From the Earth to the Moon (miniseries)

From the Earth to the Moon is a twelve-part 1998 HBO television miniseries co-produced by Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Tom Hanks and Michael Bostick.

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Fuel cell

A fuel cell is an electrochemical cell that converts the chemical energy of a fuel (often hydrogen) and an oxidizing agent (often oxygen) into electricity through a pair of redox reactions.

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Gemini 12

Gemini 12 (officially Gemini XII) With Gemini IV, NASA changed to Roman numerals for Gemini mission designations.

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Gemini 5

Gemini 5 (officially Gemini V) With Gemini IV, NASA changed to Roman numerals for Gemini mission designations.

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Gene Cernan

Eugene Andrew Cernan (March 14, 1934 – January 16, 2017) was an American astronaut, naval aviator, electrical engineer, aeronautical engineer, and fighter pilot. Gordon Cooper and Gene Cernan are American aerospace engineers, project Gemini astronauts and United States Astronaut Hall of Fame inductees.

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General Motors

General Motors Company (GM) is an American multinational automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, United States.

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Gordon Tracy

Gordon Tracy is a fictional character from Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's Supermarionation television show Thunderbirds, the subsequent films Thunderbirds Are Go and Thunderbird 6 as well as the remake TV series Thunderbirds Are Go.

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Gus Grissom

Virgil Ivan "Gus" Grissom (April 3, 1926 – January 27, 1967) was an American engineer and pilot in the United States Air Force, as well as one of the original men, the Mercury Seven, selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for Project Mercury, a program to train and launch astronauts into outer space. Gordon Cooper and Gus Grissom are 1965 in spaceflight, air Force Institute of Technology alumni, American Freemasons, American test pilots, Mercury Seven, project Gemini astronauts, U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School alumni, United States Air Force astronauts, United States Air Force officers and United States Astronaut Hall of Fame inductees.

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Gyroscope

A gyroscope (from Ancient Greek γῦρος gŷros, "round" and σκοπέω skopéō, "to look") is a device used for measuring or maintaining orientation and angular velocity.

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Halfback (American football)

A halfback (HB) is an offensive position in American football, whose duties involve lining up in the offensive backfield and carrying the ball on most rushing plays, i.e. a running back.

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Harmon Trophy

The Harmon Trophy is a set of three international trophies, to be awarded annually to the world's outstanding aviator, aviatrix, and aeronaut (balloon or dirigible). Gordon Cooper and Harmon Trophy are Harmon Trophy winners.

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HBO

Home Box Office (HBO) is an American pay television network, which is the flagship property of namesake parent-subsidiary Home Box Office, Inc., itself a unit owned by Warner Bros. Discovery.

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Heart failure

Heart failure (HF), also known as congestive heart failure (CHF), is a syndrome caused by an impairment in the heart's ability to fill with and pump blood.

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Herbert Hoover

Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874 – October 20, 1964) was an American politician and humanitarian who served as the 31st president of the United States from 1929 to 1933. Gordon Cooper and Herbert Hoover are engineers from California.

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Hickam Air Force Base

Hickam Air Force Base is a United States Air Force (USAF) installation, named in honor of aviation pioneer Lieutenant Colonel Horace Meek Hickam.

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Honolulu

Honolulu is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, which is in the Pacific Ocean.

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Honorary degree

An honorary degree is an academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding institution) has waived all of the usual requirements.

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Hurricane Betsy

Hurricane Betsy was an intense, deadly and destructive tropical cyclone that brought widespread damage to areas of Florida and the central United States Gulf Coast in September 1965.

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In the Shadow of the Moon (book)

In the Shadow of the Moon: A Challenging Journey to Tranquility is a 2007 non-fiction book by space historians Francis French and Colin Burgess.

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Indianapolis 500

The Indianapolis 500, formally known as the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, and commonly shortened to Indy 500, is an annual automobile race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, United States, an enclave suburb of Indianapolis.

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International Space Station

The International Space Station (ISS) is a large space station assembled and maintained in low Earth orbit by a collaboration of five space agencies and their contractors: NASA (United States), Roscosmos (Russia), ESA (Europe), JAXA (Japan), and CSA (Canada).

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Iven C. Kincheloe Award

The Iven C. Kincheloe Award recognizes outstanding professional accomplishment in the conduct of flight testing.

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James Doohan

James Montgomery Doohan (March 3, 1920 – July 20, 2005) was a Canadian actor and author, best known for his role as Montgomery "Scotty" Scott in the television and film series Star Trek. Gordon Cooper and James Doohan are space burials.

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James E. Webb

James Edwin Webb (October 7, 1906 – March 27, 1992) was an American government official who served as Undersecretary of State from 1949 to 1952. Gordon Cooper and James E. Webb are Collier Trophy recipients and United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II.

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James G. Fulton

James Grove (Jim) Fulton (March 1, 1903 – October 6, 1971) was an American politician who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1945 to 1971.

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Jet aircraft

A jet aircraft (or simply jet) is an aircraft (nearly always a fixed-wing aircraft) propelled by one or more jet engines.

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Jim Rathmann (racing driver)

Royal Richard "Jim" Rathmann (July 16, 1928 – November 23, 2011), was an American racing driver who competed primarily in Championship Cars.

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John F. Kennedy

John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to as JFK, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination in 1963.

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John Glenn

John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was an American Marine Corps aviator, astronaut, businessman, and politician. Gordon Cooper and John Glenn are American Freemasons, American test pilots, Mercury Seven and United States Astronaut Hall of Fame inductees.

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John J. Montgomery Award

The John J. Montgomery Award was created by the National Society of Aerospace Professionals (NSAP) and the San Diego Aerospace Museum in 1962 for aerospace achievement in the United States.

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Johnson Space Center

The Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC) is NASA's center for human spaceflight in Houston, Texas (originally named the Manned Spacecraft Center), where human spaceflight training, research, and flight control are conducted.

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Judge Advocate General's Corps

The Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAG or JAG Corps) is the military justice branch or specialty of the United States Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and Navy.

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Kennedy Space Center

The John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC, originally known as the NASA Launch Operations Center), located on Merritt Island, Florida, is one of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) ten field centers.

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La Porte, Texas

La Porte is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States, within the Bay Area of the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area.

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Lady Bird Johnson

Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Johnson (December 22, 1912 – July 11, 2007) was the first lady of the United States from 1963 to 1969 as the wife of then president Lyndon B. Johnson.

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Langley Air Force Base

Langley Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in Hampton, Virginia, adjacent to Newport News.

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Launch escape system

A launch escape system (LES) or launch abort system (LAS) is a crew-safety system connected to a space capsule.

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Launch pad

A launch pad is an above-ground facility from which a rocket-powered missile or space vehicle is vertically launched.

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Legion of Merit

The Legion of Merit (LOM) is a military award of the United States Armed Forces that is given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements.

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LGM-25C Titan II

The Titan II was an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) developed by the Glenn L. Martin Company from the earlier Titan I missile. Gordon Cooper and LGM-25C Titan II are 1965 in spaceflight.

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Lockheed F-104 Starfighter

The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter is an American single-engine, supersonic interceptor which was extensively deployed as a fighter-bomber during the Cold War.

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Lockheed T-33

The Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star (or T-Bird) is an American subsonic jet trainer.

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Lowry Air Force Base

Lowry Air Force Base (Lowry Field from 1938–1948) is a former United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) training base during World War II and a United States Air Force (USAF) training base during the Cold War.

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Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908January 22, 1973), often referred to by his initials LBJ, was an American politician who served as the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969.

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Major general (United States)

In the United States Armed Forces, a major general is a two-star general officer in the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force.

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Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island

Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island (often abbreviated as MCRD PI) is an military installation located within Port Royal, South Carolina, approximately south of Beaufort, the community that is typically associated with the installation.

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McDonnell Aircraft Corporation

The McDonnell Aircraft Corporation was an American aerospace manufacturer based in St. Louis, Missouri.

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McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base

McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base is a joint military facility located at McGhee Tyson Airport.

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Melbourne, Florida

Melbourne is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States.

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Member of congress

A member of congress (MOC), also known as a congressman or congresswoman, is a person who has been appointed or elected and inducted into an official body called a congress, typically to represent a particular constituency in a legislature.

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Mercury Seven

The Mercury Seven were the group of seven astronauts selected to fly spacecraft for Project Mercury.

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Mercury-Atlas 10

Mercury-Atlas 10 (MA-10) was a cancelled early crewed space mission, which would have been the last flight in NASA's Mercury program. Gordon Cooper and Mercury-Atlas 10 are 1963 in spaceflight.

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Mercury-Atlas 7

Mercury-Atlas 7, launched May 24, 1962, was the fourth crewed flight of Project Mercury.

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Mercury-Atlas 8

Mercury-Atlas 8 (MA-8) was the fifth United States crewed space mission, part of NASA's Mercury program.

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Mercury-Atlas 9

Mercury-Atlas 9 was the final crewed space mission of the U.S. Mercury program, launched on May 15, 1963, from Launch Complex 14 at Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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Mercury-Redstone 3

Mercury-Redstone 3, or Freedom 7, was the first United States human spaceflight, on May 5, 1961, piloted by astronaut Alan Shepard.

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Mercury-Redstone Launch Vehicle

The Mercury-Redstone Launch Vehicle, designed for NASA's Project Mercury, was the first American crewed space booster.

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Merv Griffin

Mervyn Edward Griffin Jr. (July 6, 1925 – August 12, 2007) was an American television show host and media mogul.

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Mike Douglas

Michael Delaney Dowd Jr. (August 11, 1920Cook County Birth Certificates, file number 6053268, born Social Security Death Index, Michael D. Dowd Jr., Birth: 11 Aug 1920, death: 11 Aug 2006 residing in North Palm Beach, FL, accessed 9 January 2017. – August 11, 2006), known as Mike Douglas, was an American "Big Band" era singer, entertainer, television talk show host of The Mike Douglas Show, and actor.

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Military discharge

A military discharge is given when a member of the armed forces is released from their obligation to serve.

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Miniseries

A miniseries or mini-series is a television show or series that tells a story in a predetermined, limited number of episodes.

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Mission patch

A mission patch is a cloth reproduction of a spaceflight mission emblem worn by astronauts and other personnel affiliated with that mission.

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Murray High School (Kentucky)

Murray High School is a public high school located in Murray, Kentucky, United States.

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Murray, Kentucky

Murray is a home rule-class city in Calloway County, Kentucky, United States.

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NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research. Gordon Cooper and NASA are Collier Trophy recipients.

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NASA Astronaut Corps

The NASA Astronaut Corps is a unit of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) that selects, trains, and provides astronauts as crew members for U.S. and international space missions.

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NASA Astronaut Group 2

NASA Astronaut Group 2, also known as the Next Nine and the New Nine, was the second group of astronauts selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

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NASA Distinguished Service Medal

The NASA Distinguished Service Medal is the highest award that can be bestowed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the United States.

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NASA Exceptional Service Medal

The NASA Exceptional Service Medal is an award granted to U.S. government employees for significant sustained performance characterized by unusual initiative or creative ability that clearly demonstrates substantial improvement in engineering, aeronautics, space flight, administration, support, or space-related endeavors which contribute to NASA programs.

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NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing.

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The Naval Academy Preparatory School or NAPS is the preparatory school for the United States Naval Academy (USNA).

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Negative (photography)

In photography, a negative is an image, usually on a strip or sheet of transparent plastic film, in which the lightest areas of the photographed subject appear darkest and the darkest areas appear lightest.

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Neil Armstrong

Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012) was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer who in 1969 became the first person to walk on the Moon. Gordon Cooper and Neil Armstrong are American aerospace engineers, American test pilots, Collier Trophy recipients, project Gemini astronauts and United States Astronaut Hall of Fame inductees.

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New Mexico

New Mexico (Nuevo MéxicoIn Peninsular Spanish, a spelling variant, Méjico, is also used alongside México. According to the Diccionario panhispánico de dudas by Royal Spanish Academy and Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, the spelling version with J is correct; however, the spelling with X is recommended, as it is the one that is used in Mexican Spanish.; Yootó Hahoodzo) is a state in the Southwestern region of the United States.

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New Mexico Museum of Space History

The New Mexico Museum of Space History is a museum and planetarium complex in Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States, dedicated to artifacts and displays related to space flight and the Space Age.

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North American F-100 Super Sabre

The North American F-100 Super Sabre is an American supersonic jet fighter aircraft designed and produced by the aircraft manufacturer North American Aviation.

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North American F-86 Sabre

The North American F-86 Sabre, sometimes called the Sabrejet, is a transonic jet fighter aircraft.

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North American T-28 Trojan

The North American Aviation T-28 Trojan is a radial-engine military trainer aircraft manufactured by North American Aviation and used by the United States Air Force and United States Navy beginning in the 1950s.

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North American T-6 Texan

The North American Aviation T-6 Texan is an American single-engined advanced trainer aircraft used to train pilots of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), United States Air Force (USAF), United States Navy, Royal Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force and other air forces of the British Commonwealth during World War II and into the 1970s.

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Oak leaf cluster

An oak leaf cluster is a ribbon device to denote preceding decorations and awards consisting of a miniature bronze or silver twig of four oak leaves with three acorns on the stem.

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Ogden Phipps

Ogden Phipps (November 26, 1908 – April 21, 2002) was an American stockbroker, court tennis champion and Hall of Fame member, thoroughbred horse racing executive and owner/breeder, and an art collector and philanthropist.

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Ohio

Ohio is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Oklahoma Democratic Party

The Oklahoma Democratic Party is an Oklahoma political party affiliated with the Democratic Party.

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Oklahoma National Guard

The Oklahoma National Guard, a division of the Oklahoma Military Department, is the component of the United States National Guard in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.

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Oklahoma State University–Stillwater

Oklahoma State University–Stillwater (officially Oklahoma State University; informally OSU, OK State, Oklahoma State) is a public land-grant research university in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

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Orbit Attitude and Maneuvering System

The Orbit Attitude and Maneuvering System (OAMS) was a reaction control system used in Earth orbit by the Project Gemini spacecraft.

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Orbital spaceflight

An orbital spaceflight (or orbital flight) is a spaceflight in which a spacecraft is placed on a trajectory where it could remain in space for at least one orbit.

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Order of Daedalians

The Order of Daedalians is a fraternal and professional order of American military pilots.

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Out of the Blue (2003 film)

Out of the Blue is a 2003 feature-length documentary film on the UFO phenomenon which premiered on television on the Sci Fi Channel on June 24, 2003.

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Perrin Air Force Station

Perrin Air Force Station (ADC ID: RP-78, NORAD ID: Z-78) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station.

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Pete Conrad

Charles "Pete" Conrad Jr. (June 2, 1930 – July 8, 1999) was an American NASA astronaut, aeronautical engineer, naval officer, aviator, and test pilot who commanded the Apollo 12 space mission, on which he became the third person to walk on the Moon. Gordon Cooper and Pete Conrad are Collier Trophy recipients, Harmon Trophy winners, project Gemini astronauts and United States Astronaut Hall of Fame inductees.

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Photographic printing

Photographic printing is the process of producing a final image on paper for viewing, using chemically sensitized paper.

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Pilot certification in the United States

Pilot certification in the United States is typically required for an individual to act as a pilot-in-command of an aircraft.

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Piper J-3 Cub

The Piper J-3 Cub is an American light aircraft that was built between 1938 and 1947 by Piper Aircraft.

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Pressure suit

A pressure suit is a protective suit worn by high-altitude pilots who may fly at altitudes where the air pressure is too low for an unprotected person to survive, even when breathing pure oxygen at positive pressure.

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Project Blue Book

Project Blue Book was the code name for the systematic study of unidentified flying objects by the United States Air Force from March 1952 to its termination on December 17, 1969.

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Project Gemini

Project Gemini was the second United States human spaceflight program to fly.

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Project manager

A project manager is a professional in the field of project management.

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Project Mercury

Project Mercury was the first human spaceflight program of the United States, running from 1958 through 1963. Gordon Cooper and Project Mercury are 1963 in spaceflight.

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Radar

Radar is a system that uses radio waves to determine the distance (ranging), direction (azimuth and elevation angles), and radial velocity of objects relative to the site.

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Ramstein Air Base

Ramstein Air Base is a United States Air Force base located in Rhineland-Palatinate, a state in southwestern Germany.

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Ranks in the Boy Scouts of America

The advancement program for Scouts participating in the Scouts BSA program of the Boy Scouts of America is symbolized by the earning of seven ranks.

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Red Adair

Paul Neal "Red" Adair (June 18, 1915 – August 7, 2004), BBC News, August 8, 2004 was an American oil well firefighter.

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Republic F-84 Thunderjet

The Republic F-84 Thunderjet was an American turbojet fighter-bomber aircraft.

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Reserve Officers' Training Corps

The Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC; or) is a group of college- and university-based officer-training programs for training commissioned officers of the United States Armed Forces.

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Robert Pearlman

Robert Zane Pearlman (born January 14, 1976) is an American space historian and the founder and editor of collectSPACE, a website devoted to news and information concerning space exploration and space-related artifacts and memorabilia, especially in popular culture.

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Rotary International

Rotary International is one of the largest service organizations in the world.

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Royal Order of Jesters

The Royal Order of Jesters is a masonic male fraternal organization, allowing only Shriners in good standing to join.

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Science Museum Oklahoma

Science Museum Oklahoma is a science museum located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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Scott Carpenter

Malcolm Scott Carpenter (May 1, 1925 – October 10, 2013) was an American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aeronautical engineer, astronaut and aquanaut. Gordon Cooper and Scott Carpenter are American aerospace engineers, American test pilots, Collier Trophy recipients, Mercury Seven and United States Astronaut Hall of Fame inductees.

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Scottish Rite

The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry is a rite within the broader context of Freemasonry.

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Seattle

Seattle is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States.

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Second lieutenant

Second lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces.

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Senior (education)

The term senior, in regard to education, has different meanings depending on the country.

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Shawnee, Oklahoma

Shawnee (Shânîheki) is a city in and the county seat of Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States.

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Shriners

Shriners International, formally known as the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (AAONMS), is an American Masonic society.

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Silver Antelope Award

The Silver Antelope Award is a distinguished service award presented by the Boy Scouts of America for outstanding service to young people.

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Society of Experimental Test Pilots

The Society of Experimental Test Pilots is an international organization that seeks to promote air safety and contributes to aeronautical advancement by promoting sound aeronautical design and development; interchanging ideas, thoughts and suggestions of the members, assisting in the professional development of experimental pilots, and providing scholarships and aid to members and the families of deceased members.

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Sounding rocket

A sounding rocket or rocketsonde, sometimes called a research rocket or a suborbital rocket, is an instrument-carrying rocket designed to take measurements and perform scientific experiments during its sub-orbital flight.

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Space rendezvous

A space rendezvous is a set of orbital maneuvers during which two spacecraft, one of which is often a space station, arrive at the same orbit and approach to a very close distance (e.g. within visual contact).

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Spacecraft attitude control

Spacecraft attitude control is the process of controlling the orientation of a spacecraft (vehicle or satellite) with respect to an inertial frame of reference or another entity such as the celestial sphere, certain fields, and nearby objects, etc.

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SpaceLoft XL

The SpaceLoft XL is a sounding rocket developed by private spaceflight company UP Aerospace.

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SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2

SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2 (COTS 2), also known as Dragon C2+, was the second test-flight for SpaceX's uncrewed Cargo Dragon spacecraft.

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SpaceX Dragon 1

Dragon, also known as Dragon 1 or Cargo Dragon, was a class of fourteen partially reusable cargo spacecraft developed by SpaceX, an American private space transportation company.

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Splashdown

Splashdown is the method of landing a spacecraft in a body of water, usually by parachute.

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Sports Car Club of America

The Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) is a non-profit American automobile club and sanctioning body supporting Autocross, Rallycross, HPDE, Time Trial, Road Racing, and Hill Climbs in the United States.

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St. Louis

St.

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Star Trek

Star Trek is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the eponymous 1960s television series and became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon.

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State court (United States)

In the United States, a state court has jurisdiction over disputes with some connection to a U.S. state.

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Sub-orbital spaceflight

A sub-orbital spaceflight is a spaceflight in which the spacecraft reaches outer space, but its trajectory intersects the surface of the gravitating body from which it was launched.

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Survival knife

Survival knives are knives intended for survival purposes in a wilderness environment, often in an emergency when the user has lost most of their main equipment.

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Tennessee

Tennessee, officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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Territory of Hawaii

The Territory of Hawaii or Hawaii Territory (Hawaiian: Panalāʻau o Hawaiʻi) was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from April 30, 1900, until August 21, 1959, when most of its territory, excluding Palmyra Island, was admitted to the United States as the 50th U.S.

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Test pilot

A test pilot is an aircraft pilot with additional training to fly and evaluate experimental, newly produced and modified aircraft with specific maneuvers, known as flight test techniques.

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Texas

Texas (Texas or Tejas) is the most populous state in the South Central region of the United States.

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The Astronaut Wives Club

The Astronaut Wives Club is a 2015 American period drama television series developed by Stephanie Savage for ABC.

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The Pentagon

The Pentagon is the headquarters building of the United States Department of Defense, in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. The building was constructed on an accelerated schedule during World War II.

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The Right Stuff (book)

The Right Stuff is a 1979 book by Tom Wolfe about the pilots engaged in U.S. postwar research with experimental rocket-powered, high-speed aircraft as well as documenting the stories of the first astronauts selected for the NASA's Project Mercury program.

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The Right Stuff (film)

The Right Stuff is a 1983 American epic historical drama film written and directed by Philip Kaufman and based on the 1979 book of the same name by Tom Wolfe.

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The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate that is headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California.

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The Washington Star

The Washington Star, previously known as the Washington Star-News and the Washington Evening Star, was a daily afternoon newspaper published in Washington, D.C., between 1852 and 1981.

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Thomas D. White

General Thomas Dresser White (August 6, 1901 – December 22, 1965) was the fourth Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force.

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Thunderbirds (TV series)

Thunderbirds is a British science fiction television series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, filmed by their production company AP Films (APF) and distributed by ITC Entertainment.

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Ticker-tape parade

A ticker-tape parade is a parade event held in an urban setting, characterized by large amounts of shredded paper thrown onto the parade route from the surrounding buildings, creating a celebratory flurry of paper.

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U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School

The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School (USAF TPS) is the Air Force's advanced flight training school that trains experimental test pilots, flight test engineers, and flight test navigators to carry out tests and evaluations of new aerospace weapon systems and also other aircraft of the U.S. Air Force.

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UFO conspiracy theories

UFO conspiracy theories are a subset of conspiracy theories which argue that various governments and politicians globally, in particular the United States government, are suppressing evidence that unidentified flying objects are controlled by a non-human intelligence or built using alien technology.

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Unidentified flying object

An unidentified flying object (UFO), or unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP), is any perceived airborne, submerged or transmedium phenomenon that cannot be immediately identified or explained.

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United States Air Force

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Gordon Cooper and United States Air Force are Collier Trophy recipients.

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United States Army

The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

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United States Astronaut Hall of Fame

The United States Astronaut Hall of Fame, located inside the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Heroes & Legends building on Merritt Island, Florida, honors American astronauts and features the world's largest collection of their personal memorabilia, focusing on those astronauts who have been inducted into the Hall. Gordon Cooper and United States Astronaut Hall of Fame are United States Astronaut Hall of Fame inductees.

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United States House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology is a committee of the United States House of Representatives.

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United States Marine Corps

The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through combined arms, implementing its own infantry, artillery, aerial, and special operations forces.

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United States Naval Academy

The United States Naval Academy (USNA, Navy, or Annapolis) is a federal service academy in Annapolis, Maryland.

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University of Hawaiʻi

The University of Hawaiʻi System (University of Hawaiʻi and popularly known as UH) is a public college and university system.

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University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

The University of Hawaii at Mānoa (University of Hawaii–Mānoa, UH Mānoa, Hawaiʻi, or simply UH) is a public land-grant research university in Mānoa, a neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii.

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University of Maryland Global Campus

The University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC, formerly University of Maryland University College) is a public university in Adelphi, Maryland.

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University of Maryland, College Park

The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland.

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UP Aerospace

UP Aerospace, Inc. is a private spaceflight corporation headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

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Ventura, California

Ventura, officially named San Buenaventura (Spanish for "Saint Bonaventure"), is a city in and the county seat of Ventura County, California, United States.

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Vostok 3 and 4

Vostok 3 (lit) and Vostok 4 (Восток-4, 'Orient 4' or 'East 4') were Soviet space program flights in August 1962, intended to determine the ability of the human body to function in conditions of weightlessness, test the ground control capability to launch and manage two separate, concurrent flights, and test the endurance of the Vostok 3KA spacecraft over longer flights.

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Waldorf Astoria New York

The Waldorf Astoria New York is a luxury hotel and condominium residence in Midtown Manhattan in New York City.

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Wally Schirra

Walter Marty Schirra Jr. (March 12, 1923 – May 3, 2007) was an American naval aviator, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. Gordon Cooper and Wally Schirra are 1965 in spaceflight, American Freemasons, American aerospace engineers, American test pilots, Collier Trophy recipients, Harmon Trophy winners, Mercury Seven, project Gemini astronauts and United States Astronaut Hall of Fame inductees.

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Walter C. Williams

Walter Charles Williams (July 30, 1919 – October 7, 1995) was an American engineer, leader of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) group at Edwards Air Force Base in the 1940s and 1950s, and a NASA deputy associate administrator during Project Mercury. Gordon Cooper and Walter C. Williams are American aerospace engineers.

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Walter Cunningham

Ronnie Walter Cunningham (March 16, 1932 – January 3, 2023) was an American astronaut, fighter pilot, physicist, entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and author of the 1977 book The All-American Boys. Gordon Cooper and Walter Cunningham are United States Astronaut Hall of Fame inductees.

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Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States.

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West Germany

West Germany is the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) from its formation on 23 May 1949 until the reunification with East Germany on 3 October 1990. The Cold War-era country is sometimes known as the Bonn Republic (Bonner Republik) after its capital city of Bonn. During the Cold War, the western portion of Germany and the associated territory of West Berlin were parts of the Western Bloc.

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William Hines (journalist)

William M. Hines (September 11, 1916 – February 28, 2005) was an American journalist.

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Williams Air Force Base

Williams Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force (USAF) base, located in Maricopa County, Arizona, east of Chandler, and about southeast of Phoenix.

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World War I

World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) is a United States Air Force base and census-designated place just east of Dayton, Ohio, in Greene and Montgomery counties.

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York Rite

In Anglo-American Freemasonry, York Rite, sometimes referred to as the American Rite, is one of several Rites of Freemasonry.

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1964 United States Senate special election in Oklahoma

The 1964 United States Senate special election in Oklahoma took place on November 3, 1964.

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24 Hours of Daytona

The 24 Hours of Daytona, also known as the Rolex 24 At Daytona for sponsorship reasons, is a 24-hour sports car endurance race held annually at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.

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525th Fighter Squadron

The 525th Fighter Squadron is a United States Air Force unit.

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See also

1963 in spaceflight

1965 in spaceflight

Aviators from Hawaii

Aviators from Oklahoma

Engineers from Kentucky

Engineers from Oklahoma

Mercury Seven

Murray High School (Kentucky) alumni

Project Gemini astronauts

Recipients of the NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal

Shawnee High School (Oklahoma) alumni

Space burials

References

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