Faith 7
Faith 7 was Mercury spacecraft No. 20, flown by Gordon Cooper on Mercury-Atlas 9. It completed 22 Earth orbits from May 15 to 16, 1963 and returned Cooper safely by Pacific splashdown on the final crewed Project Mercury flight.
Identity
- Aliases
- Mercury spacecraft No. 20Mercury-Atlas 9 spacecraftMA-9 capsule
- Name
- Faith 7
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- Faith 7 was Mercury spacecraft No. 20, flown by Gordon Cooper on Mercury-Atlas 9. It completed 22 Earth orbits from May 15 to 16, 1963 and returned Cooper safely by Pacific splashdown on the final crewed Project Mercury flight.
- First Flight Date
- 1963-05-15
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Vehicle Family
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- Creation Time
- July 13, 2026 at 12:29:08 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 14, 2026 at 00:30:56 UTC
Other
- Last Flight Date
- 1963-05-16
- Search Name
- Faith 7 Mercury spacecraft No. 20 Mercury-Atlas 9 spacecraft MA-9 capsule
- Serial Number
- 20
- Vehicle Code
- Spacecraft No. 20