Gordon Cooper

Acting

Gordon Cooper

Born 1927-03-06 · Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA

Leroy Gordon "Gordo" Cooper Jr. was an American aerospace engineer, test pilot, United States Air Force pilot, and the youngest of the seven original astronauts in Project Mercury, the first human space program of the United States.

Acting credits

Apollo: Missions to the Moon poster
7.3

National Geographic's riveting effort recounts all 12 crewed missions using only archival footage, photos and audio.

Apollo: Missions to the Moon

2019

The Phenomenon poster
6.3

This documentary examines unidentified aerial phenomenon. With testimony from high-ranking government officials and NASA Astronauts, Senator Harry Reid says it "makes the incredible credible."

The Phenomenon

2020

Rocket's Red Glare poster
5.0

A troubled 17-year-old Todd Baker restores a Mercury Redstone rocket as a science project with the help of his ex-astronaut grandfather. When a NASA emergency leaves a space shuttle and its crew in danger, Todd's rocket is the only one ready for immediate launch.

Rocket's Red Glare

2000

Out of the Blue poster
7.4

Narrated by Peter Coyote, Out of The Blue is widely considered the best documentary ever made about Unidentified Objects. The producers traveled around the world to investigate some of the most famous UFO events on record. Through exclusive interviews with high-ranking military and government personnel, this award-winning film supports the theory that some UFOs are of extraterrestrial origin.

Out of the Blue

2003

Apollo: The Forgotten Films poster
7.3

Recently discovered footage reveals the secret history of NASA's first landing on the moon, and using this brand-new evidence, former astronauts and experts challenge everything known about the Apollo missions.

Apollo: The Forgotten Films

2019

Dan Aykroyd Unplugged On UFOs poster
5.1

A UFO enthusiast interviews Dan Aykroyd on the subject of extraterrestrials visiting Earth.

Dan Aykroyd Unplugged On UFOs

2005

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7.0

The "real men with the right stuff", Chuck Yeager and the Mercury astronauts, discuss the early days of the space program and its portrayal in the film "The Right Stuff".

The Real Men with 'The Right Stuff'

2003

Project Gemini: Bridge to the Moon poster
7.0

All of the necessary technologies required to reach the Moon was first tested during Project Gemini, which comprised of ten missions in the mid-1960s.

Project Gemini: Bridge to the Moon

2003

Close Encounters: Proof of Alien Contact poster
6.5

This documentary examines whether UFOs are real. It examines over 250 amateur video clips, evaluates several recent revelations about Roswell, and examines footage of the removal of an alien implant.

Close Encounters: Proof of Alien Contact

2000