Birth Name:

Leroy Gordon Cooper

Male

Birth Date:

Sun, Mar 06, 1927

Time of Birth:

05:00 PM

Place of Birth:

Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States

Age:

97

Zodiac Sign:

Pisces

Astrology Data:

Sun

15°

Pis

23'

Moon

29°

Ari

56'

Asc

28°

Leo

18'

MC

24°

Tau

7'

About Gordon Cooper

Leroy Gordon "Gordo" Cooper Jr. (March 6, 1927 – October 4, 2004) 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. Cooper learned to fly as a child, and after service in the United States Marine Corps during World War II, he was commissioned into the United States Air Force in 1949. After service as a fighter pilot, he qualified as a test pilot in 1956, and was selected as an astronaut in 1959.

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External Links:

• Why Did 'Gordo' Tell UFO Stories?

• "Remembering 'Gordo'" – NASA memories of Gordon Cooper

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Astrological aspects and planetary data / tags for Gordon Cooper: Sun 15 Pisces, Moon 29 Aries, Mercury 26 Pisces, Venus 10 Aries, Mars 6 Gemini, Jupiter 11 Pisces, Saturn 7 Sagittarius, Uranus 28 Pisces, Neptune 25 Leo, Pluto 13 Cancer, Asc 28 Leo, Mc 24 Taurus, Moon Trine Ascendant, Sun Conjunct Jupiter, Mercury Quincunx Neptune, Mercury Conjunct Uranus, Moon Trine Neptune, Sun Trine Pluto, Mercury Quincunx Ascendant, Mercury Sextile Midheaven, Sun Semi Square Moon, Moon Semi Sextile Uranus, Venus Sextile Mars, Venus Semi Sextile Jupiter, Venus Trine Saturn, Venus Sesquiquadrate Neptune, Venus Square Pluto, Venus Sesquiquadrate Ascendant, Venus Semi Square Midheaven, Mars Square Jupiter, Mars Opposition Saturn, Jupiter Square Saturn, Jupiter Trine Pluto, Uranus Quincunx Ascendant, Neptune Conjunct Ascendant, Neptune Square Midheaven, Pluto Semi Square Ascendant, Ascendant Square Midheaven

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