Faith 7 Splashdown Site
The Pacific Ocean splashdown point where Mercury-Atlas 9 spacecraft Faith 7 returned Gordon Cooper to Earth on May 16, 1963 after 22 orbits and the final Project Mercury flight. NASA records the site at 27 degrees 20 minutes north, 176 degrees 26 minutes west; USS Kearsarge recovered the spacecraft and pilot.
Identity
- Name
- Faith 7 Splashdown Site
- Region
- OC
- Slug
- faith-7-splashdown-site
- Type
- other
Details
- Description
- The Pacific Ocean splashdown point where Mercury-Atlas 9 spacecraft Faith 7 returned Gordon Cooper to Earth on May 16, 1963 after 22 orbits and the final Project Mercury flight. NASA records the site at 27 degrees 20 minutes north, 176 degrees 26 minutes west; USS Kearsarge recovered the spacecraft and pilot.
- Established Year
- 1,963
- Latitude
- 27.333333
- Location
- North Pacific Ocean, west of Midway Atoll
- Longitude
- -176.433333
- Operational Status
- decommissioned
- Ownership
- public
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- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 12:10:35 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 12:10:35 PM