Gordon Cooper joked with mission control on Day 4 of their Gemini V flight 60 years ago: "We just finished off our sausage and eggs that Pete cooked this morning, and he's making the coffee now."

Cooper and crewmate Pete Conrad had little appetite on their 8-day mission and did not eat much of the cold, dehydrated, prepackaged food provided. They each lost more than 7 lbs (3.3 kg) over their spaceflight.

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