Major Cooper Gets His Wings
1960s Timeline
Politics | Culture | Entertainment | Sports




- May 28
May 24, 1963 | President Kennedy Decorates Astronaut Gordon Cooper


- May 23
Mantle Gave It a Ride

- May 22
Cooper a Grateful Man of Few Words in NYC

- May 22
Cooper Gets Ticker-Tape Parade in NYC

- May 21
Cooper Addresses Joint Meeting of Congress


- May 21
May 21, 1963 | JFK Presents NASA Medal to Astronaut Gordon Cooper

- May 21
Cooper Visits Nation’s Capital

- May 19
Cooper Reports on Spaceflight

- May 18
Cooper Gets Hero’s Welcome in Hawaii


- May 18
May 18, 1963 | Newsreel on Astronaut Gordon Cooper

- May 17
Soviet Press Notes Cooper Flight, Emphasizes Birmingham Crisis

- May 17
Major Cooper Reviews Flight

- May 17
New Yorkers Praise Cooper


- May 16
President Kennedy Telephones Congratulations to Cooper

- May 16
🚨Major Cooper Lands Safely in Pacific

- May 16
Cooper Set to Splash Down Tonight


- May 15
Multiple Reasons for “Faith 7” Name

- May 15
Capacity Crowd Watches Cooper Launch at Grand Central Terminal


- May 15
President Kennedy Pleased with Cooper Launch