Gordon Cooper

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Florida
gptkb:Air_Force_Institute_of_Technology
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:NASA_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Harmon_Trophy
gptkb:Air_Force_Distinguished_Flying_Cross
gptkb:Congressional_Space_Medal_of_Honor
Collier Trophy
gptkbp:birthDate 1927-03-06
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Shawnee,_Oklahoma,_United_States
gptkbp:causeOfDeath heart failure
gptkbp:children gptkb:Cam_Cooper
gptkb:Jan_Cooper
gptkbp:deathDate 2004-10-04
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Ventura,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:White_American
gptkbp:featuredIn gptkb:The_Right_Stuff_(book)
gptkb:The_Right_Stuff_(film)
gptkbp:firstSpaceflight gptkb:Mercury-Atlas_9
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Leroy_Gordon_Cooper_Jr.
gptkbp:gender male
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gordon Cooper
gptkbp:knownFor one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts
last American to fly in space alone
gptkbp:lastFlight gptkb:Gemini_5
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:NASA_Astronaut_Group_1
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:militaryRank Colonel
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:engineer
gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:pilot
astronomer
gptkbp:portrayedBy Dennis Quaid
gptkbp:restingPlace Cremated, ashes sent into space
gptkbp:selectedAsAstronaut 1959
gptkbp:serviceYears 1949–1970
gptkbp:signature Gordon Cooper signature.svg
gptkbp:spaceMission gptkb:Gemini_5
gptkb:Mercury-Atlas_9
2
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Trudy_Olson
gptkbp:totalTimeInSpace 9 days, 9 hours, 14 minutes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gemini_12
gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4