September 9, 1999: NASA Career & UFOs - Gordon Cooper

Art Bell welcomes Mercury astronaut Gordon Cooper to discuss his extraordinary NASA career and personal encounters with unidentified flying objects. Cooper recounts his time as a test pilot at Edwards Air Force Base, his record-setting 22-orbit Mercury mission, and the harrowing moment he lost all electronics and had to manually guide his capsule back to Earth. He also shares his belief that the saucer shape holds untapped potential for aircraft design through his company Galaxy Group. Cooper… Full show notes & guests: https://artbellarchive.org/episode/september-9-1999-nasa-career-and-ufos-gordon-cooper