The spacecraft, named Faith 7, completed 22 Earth orbits before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean, piloted by astronaut Gordon Cooper, then a United States Air Force major.
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15 Facts About Faith 7
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Cooper's decision to name his capsule Faith 7 was based on the faith he had in the Atlas booster and Mercury capsule to carry out the mission successfully, although it was reported in The Washington Post that some NASA officials were skeptical of the idea.
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Faith 7 tried to see the flashing light in the approaching dusk and on the nightside pass, but failed to do so.
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Faith 7's scheduled rest period was during orbits 9 through 13.
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Faith 7 had a dinner of powdered roast beef mush and some water, took pictures of Asia and reported the spacecraft condition.
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Faith 7 woke from time to time and took more pictures, taped status reports, and kept adjusting his spacesuit temperature control which kept getting too hot or too cold.
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Faith 7 took pictures of these two "dim light" phenomena from Zanzibar, across the Earth's nightside, to Canton Island.
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Faith 7 sang during orbits 18 and 19, and marveled at the greenery of Earth.
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Faith 7 had no difficulty urinating during the flight and the urine collection system worked well, although transferring urine to storage bags in the cramped capsule proved difficult.
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Faith 7 experienced some discomfort from the pressure suit compressing his knees, which he alleviated by moving his feet slightly upward.
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Faith 7 reported the spacecraft was in retro attitude and holding manually.
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Fifteen minutes later Faith 7 landed just four miles from the prime recovery ship, the carrier USS Kearsarge.
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Faith 7 landed 70 nautical miles southeast of Midway Island, in the Pacific Ocean.
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