Scott Carpenter
Malcolm Scott Carpenter (May 1, 1925 – October 10, 2013) was an American test pilot, astronaut, and aquanaut. He was one of the original seven astronauts selected for NASA's Project Mercury in April 1959. Carpenter was the second American to orbit the Earth and the fourth American in space, following Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, and John Glenn.
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| Born | May 1, 1925 |
| Status | Deceased |
| Died | October 10, 2013 (aged 88) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Test pilot, aquanaut (SEALAB II) |
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| NASA Astronaut | |
| Rank | Commander (USN, Ret.)[1] |
Time in space | 4 hours, 56 minutes |
| Selection | Group 1 (1959) |
| Missions | Mercury-Atlas 7 |
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He was married to feminist columnist Rene Carpenter.
Carpenter had a stroke and entered The Denver Hospice Inpatient Care Center at Lowry, Denver, Colorado where he died on October 10, 2013.[2] He was 88 years old.[3]
Scott Carpenter Media
The Mercury Seven astronauts. Front row, left to right, Wally Schirra, Deke Slayton, John Glenn, and Carpenter; back row, Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom and Gordon Cooper.
Carpenter and his family visit the White House. Left to right: Rene, President John F. Kennedy, Kristen, Carpenter, Scott, Candace and Jay.
Carpenter is assisted into his pressure suit in the crew quarters of Hangar S at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on the morning of the flight of Mercury Atlas 7.
Carpenter is helped into his Aurora 7 spacecraft on May 24, 1962.
Launch of Mercury-Atlas 7
Carpenter is plucked from the water
Carpenter in SEALAB II
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter participates in a celebration at Complex 5/6 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.*The celebration was held at the launch site of the first U.S.
Patricia Carpenter receives the American flag, as John Glenn looks on.
References
- ↑ 40th Anniversary of the Mercury 7 Archived 2013-06-03 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved August 29, 2008.
- ↑ "Boulder astronaut Scott Carpenter dies at 88: 'He wanted to be the best'". Daily Camera.com. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
- ↑ "Scott Carpenter, Mercury Astronaut Who Orbited Earth, Dies at 88". NY Times. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
Other websites
Media related to Scott Carpenter at Wikimedia Commons
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