Location:
VENTURA, CA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Post Date:
Oct 5, 2004 2:28 PM
TAG ID:
upiphotos608589
(RM)
Credit:
NASA/UPI/Newscom
Format:
1606 x 2000 Black & White JPEG
Photographer:
NASA
Release Status:
No Model Release, No Property Release
Caption:
Gordon Cooper Jr., one of America's first seven astronauts, died on October 4, 2004 at his home in Ventura, Calif. He was 77 years old. Cooper piloted the sixth and last flight of the Mercury program and later commanded Gemini 5. (UPI Photo/NASA)