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n g SUNDAY. MAY 19, 1963 MEDrORD MAIL THIBUNE. MEDFOHP. OREGON
The1 Return' from Space off L Gordon Cooper
America's newest space
man, L. Cordon Cooper, re
turned from space Thursday
with the precision with
which he was launched in
to orbit Wednesday,
After 22.9 orbits and
more than 34 hours in
space, his capsule, Faith 7,
splashed into the Pacific
about five miles from the
carrier, USS Kearsarge.
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The United Press Intern
national picture via cable
photo at left shows a whale
boat from the Kearsarge
standing by the capsule
after attaching a cable to
hoist the capsule aboard the
carrier. Navy frogmen sit
on the floatation ring they
put around the vehicle.
In the picture at right,
the frogmen are shown fas
tening the floatation ring.
Mrs. Gordon Cooper (be
low) beams with pride as
she talks with newsmen
following the recovery of
her astronaut husband, L.
Gordon Cooper. Mrs. Coop
er and the couple's two
daughters have arrived in
Honolulu for a reunion
with the astronaut. (UPI)
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Gordon Cooper wears a
happy smile as he leaves
the space capsule aboard
the USS Kearsarge above.
At right is Dr. Richard Pol
lard and at left is John
Graham, team leader of the
NASA. (UPI)
Astronaut L. Gordon
Cooper, standing beside his
Faith 7 space capsule, ges
tures with his hand as he
discusses his flight with
NASA officials aboard the
aircraft carrier USS Kear
sarge taking him to Hono
lulu, where he joined his
family late Saturday. (UPI)
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ture at left below, is shown
as he walks away from the
Faith 7 space capsule
aboard the carrier USS
Kearsarge. (UPI)
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