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Soviets Salute U S Space Endurance Record
The Soviet Union conceded the space endurance record to USA astronauts L Gordon Cooper Jr and Charles Conrad Jr and congratulated the Gemini 5 crew for its eight day 12 orbit flight. Tass noted the previous Soviet record of 81 orbits in under five days set by Valery Bykovsky in June 1963.
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L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Charles Conrad Jr
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Gordon Cooper
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