. "(Manned missions)"@en . . . . . "First"@en . "Faith 7"@en . "Gordon Cooper Jr. - cropped.jpg"@en . "1963"^^ . "gee"@en . . "-7"^^ . . "Test flight"@en . . "576"^^ . "1963-05-15"^^ . "Mercury-Atlas 9 was the final manned space mission of the U.S. Mercury program, launched on May 15, 1963 from Launch Complex 14 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The spacecraft, named Faith 7, completed 22 Earth orbits before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean, piloted by astronaut Gordon Cooper, then an Air Force major. The Atlas rocket was No. 130-D, and the Mercury spacecraft was No. 20. This mission marks the last time an American was launched alone to conduct an entirely solo orbital mission."@en . . "Mercury No.20"@en . "22"^^ . "L. Gordon Cooper, photographed by a slow-scan television camera aboard Faith 7"@en . . . . . "32.5"^^ . . . "5326.2"^^ . . . "Pilot"@en . . "Mercury-Atlas 9"@en . . . . . "Atlas LV-3B 130-D"@en . "The Flight Of Faith 7 - 1963 NASA Space Program Educational Documentary"@en . . . . . . "Mercury-Atlas 9 was the final manned space mission of the U.S. Mercury program, launched on May 15, 1963 from Launch Complex 14 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The spacecraft, named Faith 7, completed 22 Earth orbits before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean, piloted by astronaut Gordon Cooper, then an Air Force major. The Atlas rocket was No. 130-D, and the Mercury spacecraft was No. 20. This mission marks the last time an American was launched alone to conduct an entirely solo orbital mission."@en . . "--05-15"^^ . "McDonnell Aircraft"@en . "Astronaut"@en . "1"^^ . "--05-16"^^ . . "Leroy Gordon \"Gordo\" Cooper, Jr."@en . "Mercury-Atlas 9"@en . . "Faith 7 insignia.jpg"@en . . "123589.0"^^ . . .