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"Mitchell Holman" wrote in message
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You've got to admire all of the Mercury astronauts but especially Gordon
Cooper for lasting 34 hours, 19 minutes and 49 seconds in such a cramped
space.


I don't think I could last in there for more than an hour - without cracking
the window - just a little....



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Cheers

Dave Kearton

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"Mitchell Holman" wrote in message
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You've got to admire all of the Mercury astronauts but especially
Gordon Cooper for lasting 34 hours, 19 minutes and 49 seconds in such
a cramped space.


I don't think I could last in there for more than an hour - without
cracking the window - just a little....




(delurk)

All of the Original Seven are heroes to me (even Deke). With Alan
Shepard being at the top of my list. While watching the conclusion of
"The Right Stuff" the narrator talks about Gordo's flight being the "last
American to fly in space solo, and flew higher, faster and longer."

I guess they writers and producers forgot about the Apollo flights and
the lunar orbits... while two were on the surface Luna.

Well, maybe not as cramped as Mercury!

(relurk)