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The Race to the Moon
 1961  |   1962  |   1963  |   1965  |   1966  |   1967  |   1968  |   1969 

1963

May 15-16, 1963
Mission: Mercury-Atlas 9
Crew: Gordon Cooper
Duration: 34 hours, 19 min, 49 s
Spacecraft: Faith 7
Launch vehicle: Atlas
Milestone: Last Mercury mission; completed 22 orbits to evaluate effects of one day in space.


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