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MAY 15, 1963. PROJECT MERCURY GORDON COOPER.LAUNCH AND FLIGHT OF "FAITH 7" IN ORBIT AROUND EARTH. VALUABLE EXPERIMENTS, INCLUDING MEASUREMENT OF RADIATION IN AND OUT OF THE SPACE CRAFT, ARE ALSO PART OF THE PROJECT.
ASTRONAUT COOPER TURNS SPACE CRAFT SO THAT RETRO-ROCKET AND SPACE SHIELD FACES FORWARD FOR REASONS AS DESCRIBED..
SPACE EXPLORATION
color
1960-1969
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