Leroy Gordon ‘ Gordo ’ Cooper Jr. was an Aerosmith engineer, test pilot, USAF pilot, and youngest of 7 Astronauts in Project Mercury.
Project Mercury was the first human space flight program of the US running from 1958–1963. Mercury Atlas 9, the last Mercury Mission, launched on May 15, 1963, with Cooper completing nearly 22 orbits in over 34 hours.
Historic hand-signed photographs of Gordon Cooper in his Mercury spacesuit and the Atlas rocket on the launchpad.
Both photographs are hand-signed by Gordon Cooper.
The launchpad photograph is inscribed ' Mercury Atlas 9 Being Primed for my 22 orbit flight, Gordon Cooper Faith 7 Pilot "
Gordon Cooper's signatures are Beckett authenticated.
Measures approx. 19 1/4" x 27 1/2" framed.
