Gordon Cooper
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Search complete. 75 mentions across 26 episodes found for "Gordon Cooper".
Sep 11, 2026
Rod PyleHOST
Well, I was a space geek long before, uh, long before Star Trek came on.
Rod PyleHOST
Um, I remember going to the state capital in Honolulu, uh, it must have been 1963, to see, uh, um, um, Gordon Cooper's Mercury capsule.
Michael OkudaGUEST
Oh.
Rod PyleHOST
And I pored over that diagram that NASA handed out, and I was kind of shocked to realize you couldn't actually float around in that thing.
Michael OkudaGUEST
Well, I was a space geek long before, uh, long before Star Trek came on.
Michael OkudaGUEST
Um, I remember going to the state capital in Honolulu, uh, it must have been 1963, to see, uh, um, um, Gordon Cooper's Mercury capsule.
Tariq MalikHOST
Oh.
Michael OkudaGUEST
And I pored over that diagram that NASA handed out, and I was kind of shocked to realize you couldn't actually float around in that thing.
Michael OkudaGUEST
Well, I was a space geek long before, uh, long before Star Trek came on.
Michael OkudaGUEST
Um, I remember going to the state capital in Honolulu, uh, it must have been 1963, to see, uh, um, um, Gordon Cooper's Mercury capsule.
Tariq MalikHOST
Oh.
Michael OkudaGUEST
And I pored over that diagram that NASA handed out, and I was kinda shocked to realize you couldn't actually float around in that thing.
Michael OkudaGUEST
Well, I was a space geek long before, uh, long before Star Trek came on.
Michael OkudaGUEST
Um, I remember going to the state capital in Honolulu, uh, it must have been 1963, to see, uh, um, um, Gordon Cooper's Mercury capsule.
Tariq MalikHOST
Oh.
Michael OkudaGUEST
And I pored over that diagram that NASA handed out, and I was kinda shocked to realize you couldn't actually float around in that thing.
Earl CharlandCORRESPONDENT
News now from the WGY newsroom, Earl Charland reporting.
Earl CharlandCORRESPONDENT
Astronaut Gordon Cooper said today that he found it very easy to sleep in space during his record 22-orbit mission last week.
Earl CharlandCORRESPONDENT
Cooper told a news conference at Cape Canaveral, Florida, I slept very soundly.
Earl CharlandCORRESPONDENT
A 36-year-old Air Force major said he dreamed while taking his celestial slumber, but could not remember what the dreams were about.
Earl CharlotteSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
News now from the WGY newsroom, Earl Charlotte reporting.
Earl CharlotteSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Astronaut Gordon Cooper said today that he found it very easy to sleep in space during his record 22-orbit mission last week.
Earl CharlotteSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Cooper told a news conference at Cape Canaveral, Florida, "I slept very soundly." The 36-year-old Air Force major said he dreamed while taking his celestial slumber but could not remember what the dreams were about.
Earl CharlotteSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Cooper said, "I feel they were the same type of dreams as I have on Earth." America's newest space hero reported he slept for a total of about five and a half or six hours during the 34 hours he was aloft.
Lindsey NelsonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
At the end of an inning and a half in Los Angeles, it's the Dodgers 2, the Mets 1.
Lindsey NelsonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Well, you know, the New York area has just about everything, and today they had a wonderful time greeting astronaut Gordon Cooper up lore Broadway.
Lindsey NelsonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
There's no doubt about it, New York's the most wonderful place in the world.
Lindsey NelsonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Yes, sir.
Mack MaloneyHOST
Which Mercury astronaut later became interested in paranormal phenomena and was rumored to have UFO files? Which Mercury astronaut later became interested in paranormal phenomena and was rumored to have UFO files? A, Deke Slayton.
Mack MaloneyHOST
B, Gordon Cooper.
Mack MaloneyHOST
C, Scott Carpenter.
Mack MaloneyHOST
D, Wally Schirra.
Mack MaloneyHOST
A, Deke Slayton.
Mack MaloneyHOST
B, Gordon Cooper.
Mack MaloneyHOST
C, Scott Carpenter.
Mack MaloneyHOST
D, Wally Schirra.
Mac MaloneyHOST
Deke Slayton.
Mac MaloneyHOST
B. Gordon Cooper.
Mac MaloneyHOST
C. Scott Carpenter.
Mac MaloneyHOST
D. Wally Schirra.
Mac MaloneyHOST
A, Deke Slayton.
Mac MaloneyHOST
B, Gordon Cooper.
Mac MaloneyHOST
C, Scott Carpenter.
Mac MaloneyHOST
D, Wally Schirra.
Lionel FriedbergGUEST
So I was very happy to work on this show, this ancient encounter show.
Lionel FriedbergGUEST
And I had found out that Gordon Cooper, who was one of the original Mercury astronauts for NASA, that he had seen a UFO many, many years ago when he was stationed in Germany with the US Air Force.
Lionel FriedbergGUEST
I thought, wow, you know, I got to get hold of the guy and see if he would give us an interview.
Lionel FriedbergGUEST
Now, there was also always rumors that all the astronauts who worked for NASA had to sign a secrecy document, that they were not allowed to speak about any of this stuff.
Lionel FriedbergGUEST
Don't tell anyone if you do see anything.
Lionel FriedbergGUEST
On any of the NASA programs, whether it's Mercury or Gemini or Apollo, they had to sign a secrecy document, you know.
Lionel FriedbergGUEST
But apparently Gordon Cooper had broken silence and I wanted to find this guy.
Lionel FriedbergGUEST
And it turned out that he had an office right here in L.A., here in the valley, which is I'm talking about the San Fernando Valley.
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