The first United States person to be launched into space.
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The first person to fly on both Mercury and Gemini
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The first US astronaut to orbit the earth on the
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Made the famous quote “Godspeed, John Glen” on his historic
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Only astronaut to have flown on Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo
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Gorden Cooper piloted the longest and final Mercury spaceflight NAME
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Could not fly on Mercury due to a health condition
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