President Kennedy presents the NASA Distinguished Service Medal
to astronaut Gordon Cooper at the White House on May 21st, 1963.
Just a few days earlier, Cooper had orbited the Earth 22 times,
logging more than 500,000 miles in space during his 34-hour
journey. Click each of the pictures below for a larger view:


























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