What year was Gordon Cooper selected as an astronaut?
1959
1960
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1970
Answer
Gordon Cooper was selected as an astronaut in 1959. He was part of the second group of astronauts to be chosen by NASA, and he was one of the first Americans to go into space. He made two flights into space, and he was the first American to spend an entire day in space. He was also the first American to make two spacewalks.
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