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Astronaut Gordon Cooper is assisted backing out of his spacecraft "Faith 7"
1963-05-22
NASA
Washington, DC, United States
S63-07855 (16 May 1963) --- Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr. is assisted in backing out of his spacecraft "Faith 7" after a 600,000-mile, 22-orbit journey around Earth. He elected to remain in the spacecraft until it was hoisted to the deck of the USS Kearsarge, as did astronaut Walter Schirra during the previous mission. Photo credit: NASA
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- Title: Astronaut Gordon Cooper is assisted backing out of his spacecraft "Faith 7"
- Date Created: 1963-05-22
- Rights: JSC
- Album: mgwhite
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