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holcombeyates
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posted 12-07-2015 08:00 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for holcombeyates   Click Here to Email holcombeyates     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Does anyone have any more info on a gentleman called John Cooper (FC9) or "Coop"? I was fortunate enough to obtain some documents and memos on the Apollo 16 UV Camera from his collection.

I do have the following information and tragically he passed away in 1972, just after Apollo 17:

He worked on ALSEP, geology,​ surface operations planning, EVAs/traverses, and was involved in the development and testing of the MET and the LRV.
It would be great to add as much background information to these documents. Can anyone advise what FC9 stands for? Thanks.

Sy Liebergot
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posted 12-08-2015 09:12 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Sy Liebergot   Click Here to Email Sy Liebergot     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I was personally not familiar with Mr. Cooper. However, the Apollo manning lists show a John H. Cooper who was "Plots" in the ALSEP SSR (backroom Staff Support Room). FC9 was an organization "mail code" within the Flight Control Division at MSC. I'd appreciate any additional info re his passing.

holcombeyates
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posted 12-11-2015 03:28 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for holcombeyates   Click Here to Email holcombeyates     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
What I have been told is that "He died mountain climbing about a month after Apollo 17. Chris Kraft asked that footage of him at work during Apollo 17 be included as a tribute."

Hope this helps.

Captain Apollo
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posted 12-11-2015 07:29 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Captain Apollo   Click Here to Email Captain Apollo     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Related thread: Apollo flight controller documents, memos (eBay)

And from an eBay listing (281272862408):

My mother has decided to part with several boxes of material that belonged to her brother, John H. Cooper, a NASA engineer and geology-specialist flight controller at the Manned Spacecraft Center (later re-named Johnson Space Center) during the Apollo Program. He was also involved in the development of the Lunar Rover.

He died in early 1973, near the summit of Mt. Aconcagua (Argentina), shortly after participating in Apollo 17, the last manned moon mission. Below is a screenshot of him from the NASA documentary, "On the Shoulders of Giants," which includes footage of him taken during Apollo 17. I've also included a screenshot of one of the articles about his death, this one from NASA's in-house publication, ROUNDUP. It took nearly a year, but he was finally brought home at Christmas 1973, 40 years ago.

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