What record did Gordon Cooper and Pete Conrad set in 1965?
New space endurance record
Fastest speed in space
Most laps around the Earth
First to walk in space
Answer
In 1965, Gordon Cooper and Pete Conrad set a new space endurance record by spending 22 days in orbit. The previous record was set by John Glenn, who spent 9 days in orbit in 1962. Cooper and Conrad's mission, Gemini V, was a success and helped to prepare NASA for the Apollo program, which would eventually put a man on the moon.
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