Champions on the Champ
![Two astronauts on the deck of a carrier a helicopter is in the background Two astronauts on the deck of a carrier a helicopter is in the background](/content/history/nhhc/our-collections/art/travelling-exhibits/from-space-to-sea--the-navy-s-role-in-manned-space-flight-/champions-on-the-champ/_jcr_content/mediaitem/image.img.jpg/1533840927129.jpg)
Astronauts LCDR Conrad and LTC Cooper walk across the deck of USS Lake Champlain as the press and crewmembers watch.
LCDR Conrad was an avid pilot in college and earned a degree in aeronautical engineering at Princeton in 1953, at which point he joined the Navy. He excelled in flight school, became a carrier pilot, and a flight instructor/test pilot at Patuxent River Naval Air Station before being selected as an astronaut.
LTC Cooper received a degree in chemistry from the University of Washington. He became a naval aviator in 1953, serving at Jacksonville, Florida, Patuxent River, Maryland and Miramar, California before becoming an astronaut.
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- Space Exploration
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Wars & Conflicts
Navy Communities
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