Leroy Gordon Cooper
1927-
American astronaut whose flights generated crucial data on the challenges of long-duration space missions. Cooper, one of the seven original NASA astronauts, orbited Earth fo...
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A rocket payload that flew briefly into space with ashes of astronaut Gordon Cooper and "Star Trek" actor James Doohan was recovered Friday in the New Mexico mountains.The payload was found in its ...
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The cremated remains of actor James Doohan, who portrayed engineer "Scotty" on "Star Trek," and of Mercury astronaut Gordon Cooper soared into suborbital space Saturday aboard a rocket.It was the f...
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Today is Monday, April 9, the 99th day of 2007. There are 266 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On April 9, 1865, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Union Gen. ...
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Today is Wednesday, Aug. 29, the 241st day of 2007. There are 124 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:Fifty years ago, on Aug. 29, 1957, the Senate gave final congressional approval ...
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Officials at the company that funded the failed launch of the 20-foot SpaceLoft XL rocket said Tuesday that they had located the rocket in remote terrain, but that recovering it could be time-...
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Today is Tuesday, May 15, the 135th day of 2007. There are 230 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On May 15, 1942, wartime gasoline rationing went into effect in 17 states, limiting...
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Leroy Gordon Cooper
Space ashes recovered in N.M. mountains
