Gorden Cooper piloted the longest and final Mercury spaceflight
| NAME OF SITE | DESCRIPTION | CITY | STATE |
| BIRTHPLACE | ST ANTHONY’S HOSPITAL | Shawnee | Oklahoma |
| DEATH PLACE | HOME | Ventura | California |
| MISSION CAPSULE | MERCURY-ATLAS 9 (FAITH 7) | Cape Canaveral | Florida |
| MISSION CAPSULE | GEMINI 5 | Cape Kennedy | Florida |
| ALMA MATER | University of Hawaii | Mānoa | Hawaii |
| ALMA MATER | University of Maryland | College Park | MARYLAND |
| INTERESTING FACT | Cooper piloted the longest and final Mercury spaceflight in 1963. He was the first American to sleep in space during that 34-hour mission and was the last American to be launched alone to conduct an entirely solo orbital mission. | ||
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ST ANTHONY SHAWNEE HOSPITAL, SHAWNEE, OK |
ST ANTHONY SHAWNEE HOSPITAL, SHAWNEE, OK |
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JEFFERSON SCHOOL, SHAWNEE OK |
JEFFERSON SCHOOL, SHAWNEE OK |
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UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND |
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND |
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| UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII | UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII |
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FAITH 7 CAPSULE – GORDON COOPER WENT ON JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, HOUSTON TEXAS |
GEMINI 5 – GORDON COOPER WENT ON JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, HOUSTON TEXAS |
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| TRAINING SUIT, ST LOUIS SCIENCE MUSEUM | SHOES AND GLOVES, ST LOUIS SCIENCE MUSEUM |
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| HALL OF FAME, KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL | GORDON COOPER HOME – ENCINO |
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GORDON COOPER DEATHPLACE HOUSE VENTURA CA |
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SERVICE CHURCH ST. CYRIL OF JERUSALEM PARISH, ENCINO, CA |
SERVICE CHURCH
ST. CYRIL OF JERUSALEM PARISH, ENCINO, CA |
