Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
March 6, 1927
Died
October 4, 2004 (77 years old)
Place of Birth
Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA
Also Known As
- L. Gordon Cooper, Jr.
- Col. Gordon Cooper
Gordon Cooper
Biography
Leroy Gordon "Gordo" Cooper Jr. was an American aerospace engineer, test pilot, United States Air Force pilot, and the youngest of the seven original astronauts in Project Mercury, the first human space program of the United States.
