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Topic: Apollo flight controller John Cooper (FC9)
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holcombeyates
Member Posts: 243
From: UK
Registered: Dec 2010
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posted 12-07-2015 08:00 AM
   
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
Member Posts: 501
From: Pearland, Texas USA
Registered: May 2003
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posted 12-08-2015 09:12 AM
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
Member Posts: 243
From: UK
Registered: Dec 2010
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posted 12-11-2015 03:28 AM
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
Member Posts: 260
From: UK
Registered: Jun 2004
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posted 12-11-2015 07:29 AM
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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