Astronaut
Gordon Cooper
The last American to fly in space alone, and he landed Faith 7 by hand.
Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr. was an American aerospace engineer, test pilot, United States Air Force pilot, and the youngest of the seven original astronauts in Project Mercury, the first human space program of the United States. Cooper learned to fly as a child, and after service in the United States Marine Corps during World War II, he was commissioned into the United States Air Force in 1949. After serving as a fighter pilot, he qualified as a test pilot in 1956 and was selected as an astronaut in 1959.
- Born
- 1927-03-06, Shawnee, USAA Sunday
- Died
- 2004-10-04, Ventura, USAA Monday, aged 77
- At birth
- Sun in Pisces, Moon in Aries
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1927-03-06, Shawnee, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
America/ChicagoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 15°10′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 26°50′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 27°03′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Aries | 10°07′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 6°42′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 11°08′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 7°33′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 28°34′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 25°04′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 13°52′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2004-10-04, Ventura, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 11°53′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 24°06′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 11°07′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 1°14′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 5°26′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 2°04′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 26°15′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 3°26′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 12°42′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 19°52′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Gordon Cooper was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.