Gordon Cooper
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"Leroy Gordon "Gordo" Cooper, Jr.", (Colonel (United States)/Col, United States Air Force/USAF), better known as "Gordon Cooper", was an United States/American aerospace engineer, test pilot, United States Air Force Aviator/pilot, and one of the Mercury Seven/seven original astronauts in Project Mercury, the first manned space program of the United States.

Cooper piloted the longest and Mercury-Atlas 9/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 spaceflight/orbital mission. In 1965, Cooper flew as Command Pilot of Gemini 5.

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If we use the old antiquated systems we've got now, a Mars landing won't happen in my lifetime.

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I'm not saying we won't come, but I'm definitely not saying we will, either, ... We would be happy to provide the service and I hope we can find a way to do so. It's not beyond all possibilities.

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[The atmosphere on Mars is almost livable, Cooper said,] but you would need a little help. ... John's return to space would whip up enough public enthusiasm for a manned Mars mission.

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I believe that these extra-terrestrial vehicles and their crews are visiting this planet from other planets. Most astronauts were reluctant to discuss UFOs.

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I'm sorry Al that I never told you that I changed the ratio in my differential, ... You really weren't any less of a driver, it's just that I cheated a little on you.

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We're kind of like a bunch of brothers. We're quite close.

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We'll miss you, Al, but we'll be there before long, so we can try some of that flying ourselves.

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Big hangar in the sky, having a lot of good flights.

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Credit bureaus are at the heart of sound lending practices and benefit not just lenders but also borrowers.

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