On the Gemini 5 flight, astronauts Gordon Cooper and Pete Conrad set a record for the longest manned spaceflight at that time, spending eight days in space. This mission also featured the first use of fuel cells to generate electrical power in space.
The first seven American astronauts were the Mercury program astronauts: John Glenn Jr.; Virgil "Gus" Grissom; Donald "Deke" Slayton; Alan Shepard, Jr.; M. Scott Carpenter; Wally Schirra; L. Gordon Cooper, Jr.
Walter M. "Wally" Schirra and L. Gordon "Gordo" Cooper
STS-1 was the first space shuttle mission. During this mission, space shuttle Columbia was commanded by Capt. John W. Young and piloted by Capt. Robert L. Crippen.
The first American man in space was Alan Shepard. He made history on May 5, 1961, when he piloted the Freedom 7 spacecraft during the Mercury-Redstone 3 mission. Shepard's flight lasted only 15 minutes, but it paved the way for future American space exploration.
On the Gemini 5 flight, astronauts Gordon Cooper and Pete Conrad set a record for the longest manned spaceflight at that time, spending eight days in space. This mission also featured the first use of fuel cells to generate electrical power in space.
L. L. GORDON has written: 'British battles and medals'
Gordon L. McDonough was born in 1895.
Gordon L. McDonough died in 1968.
Bruce L. Gordon was born in 1963.
Walter L. Gordon was born in 1906.
Myron L. Gordon died in 2009.
Myron L. Gordon was born in 1918.
Albert L. Gordon was born in 1915.
Albert L. Gordon died in 2009.
L. N. Cooper has written: 'Guide to London'
Lindsay L. Cooper died on 2001-06-19.