
Acting
Born
March 6, 1927
Died
October 4, 2004(age 77)
Birthplace
Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA
Gender
Male
Also known as
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.