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Offline whels

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« on: October 06, 2004, 07:55:03 AM »
and to the last 3  remaining Mercury 7.


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<S> Gordo Cooper
« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2004, 08:01:00 AM »
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« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2004, 03:07:17 PM »
A brave man, pioneer and gentleman.

Fair skies and tailwinds forever.
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« Reply #3 on: October 06, 2004, 03:18:48 PM »
Go Hotdog Go!

A true pioneer and personal hero of mine.
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« Reply #4 on: October 06, 2004, 03:27:56 PM »
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Originally posted by rpm
Go Hotdog Go!

A true pioneer and personal hero of mine.



i fear the days of guys like these, are long gone.

they wanted to do it cause it was fun/adventurous/
and loved to fly, not what they got for doing it.

now days its what can i get for doing it.


last of the true great, adventureers, risk takers to further
mankind.

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« Reply #5 on: October 06, 2004, 03:48:13 PM »
Strange coincidence - just reading "Failure is not an option" ......

One of the real aviation pioneers

to you sir where ever you fly now.

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« Reply #6 on: October 06, 2004, 03:57:21 PM »
I'm not so sure about the "in it for the money" part. But today's astronauts are definitely not doing the "seat of your pants" style of flight that Gordo and his peers did. Safety restrictions would never allow it.

These guys were literally going where no man had gone before (except Gagarin) and were doing it all or nothing. Death was a very real possibility, much more so than it is today. Remember no man had EVER been in space as long as Gordo. He set the endurance record twice. Even after a computer malfunction during re-entry Gordo took manual control of his Mercury capsule and landed "Right on the old bazoo".

There are many reasons to celebrate Gordon Cooper's life. The most important of which is he was a very unique individual.
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« Reply #7 on: October 06, 2004, 04:07:01 PM »
Awww that sucks..

I can vividly remember my mom calling me in from the yard and making me watch the Mercury launches. She knew history when she saw it.
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