[PAR] [TLE] Pete Conrad [SEP] Charles "Pete" Conrad Jr. (June 2, 1930 – July 8, 1999), (Captain, USN), was an American NASA astronaut, naval officer and aviator, test pilot, and during the Apollo 12 mission became the third man to walk on the Moon.  He set an eight-day space endurance record along with his Command Pilot Gordon Cooper on the Gemini 5 mission, and commanded the Gemini 11 mission.  After Apollo, he commanded the Skylab 2 mission (the first manned one), on which he and his crewmates repaired significant launch damage to the Skylab space station.  For this, President Jimmy Carter awarded him the Congressional Space Medal of Honor in 1978. [PAR] [TLE] Gordon Cooper [SEP] Leroy Gordon "Gordo" Cooper Jr. (March 6, 1927 – October 4, 2004), (Col, USAF), better known as Gordon Cooper, was an American aerospace engineer, test pilot, United States Air Force pilot, and one of the seven original astronauts in Project Mercury, the first manned space program of the United States.
[PAR] [TLE] Pete Conrad [ SEP ] Charles " Pete " Conrad Jr. ( June 2 , 1930 – July 8 , 1999 ) , ( Captain , USN ) , was an American NASA astronaut , naval officer and aviator , test pilot , and during the Apollo 12 mission became the third man to walk on the Moon . He set an eight - day space endurance record along with his Command Pilot Gordon Cooper on the Gemini 5 mission , and commanded the Gemini 11 mission . After Apollo , he commanded the Skylab 2 mission ( the first manned one ) , on which he and his crewmates repaired significant launch damage to the Skylab space station . For this , President Jimmy Carter awarded him the Congressional Space Medal of Honor in 1978 . [PAR] [TLE] Gordon Cooper [ SEP ] Leroy Gordon " Gordo " Cooper Jr. ( March 6 , 1927 – October 4 , 2004 ) , ( Col , USAF ) , better known as Gordon Cooper , was an American aerospace engineer , test pilot , United States Air Force pilot , and one of the seven original astronauts in Project Mercury , the first manned space program of the United States .
Charles "Pete" Conrad Jr., an American astronaut, set an eight-day space endurance record along with his Command Pilot Gordon Cooper, one of the seven original astronauts in the first manned space program of the United States called what?
Charles " Pete " Conrad Jr. , an American astronaut , set an eight - day space endurance record along with his Command Pilot Gordon Cooper , one of the seven original astronauts in the first manned space program of the United States called what ?
Project Mercury
Project Mercury