What mission did Gordon Cooper serve as backup commander for?
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Answer
Gordon Cooper served as the backup commander for the Apollo 10 mission. This was the second manned Apollo mission to orbit the Moon, and the first to use the Lunar Module to perform a descent and ascent from the lunar surface. Cooper was the backup commander in case anything happened to the primary commander, Tom Stafford.
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