Ground Control Not Worried When System Failed
Cape Canaveral reports on fly by wire manual control used by Gordon Cooper during Mercury flight. Kraft notes Cooper performed well with both manual and automatic systems and demonstrated control tests after a light indicated gravity forces during re entry on orbit 19.
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Cooper's Nerve Wows Western Europe in Flight Finale
Western Europe follows Gordon Cooper's Mercury flight with shock and admiration as he pilots the capsule to reentry. Khrushchev and leaders from Adenauer to Ikeda send congratulations while Telstar links relay the moment. Parachute deploys, splashdown confirmed, and Kennedy lauded the achievement.
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Cooper returns from space mission woozy but healthy
Astronaut Gordon Cooper completed a 34 hour orbital flight landing at 96 miles southeast of Midway Island aboard the USS Kearsarge. Doctors report his condition normal aside from about 15 seconds of wooziness after exiting Faith 7, with tests and debriefings to continue before a Honolulu parade and reception.
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Be Producers Educator Tells Honor Students
Rt Rev Msgr James P Shannon challenged nine La Crosse County high schools honorees to be producers not consumers. He urged education at home and school to nurture self reliance and ambition, praising the value of EQ and IQ and urging graduates to use talents fully for community benefit.
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Cooper Family Heads to White House Hawaii Reunion
Gordon Cooper and his wife and two daughters flew from Houston to Honolulu and on to Cape Canaveral for a five day journey to Washington. They will be received by President Kennedy in the White House rose garden after Cooper’s 22 orbit flight and recovery aboard the USS Kearsarge. The family described their nerves and pride as they awaited the captain’s return.
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Gordo Cooper Praised As Human Computer In Flight
Astronaut Gordon Cooper handled a 29 hour space mission under pressure with rare poise. Alan Shepard called him superb and said Cooper acted as a human computer, managing manual control during a system failure and guiding the craft to a precise splashdown near the USS Kearsarge.
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