Scott Carpenter facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Scott Carpenter |
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| NASA Astronaut | |
| Nationality | American |
| Status | Deceased |
| Born | May 1, 1925 Boulder, Colorado |
| Died | October 10, 2013 (aged 88) Denver, Colorado |
| Other occupation | Test pilot, aquanaut (SEALAB II) |
| Rank | Commander (USN, Ret.) |
| Time in space | 4 hours, 56 minutes |
| Selection | Group 1 (1959) |
| Missions | Mercury-Atlas 7 |
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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.
Carpenter had a stroke and entered The Denver Hospice Inpatient Care Center at Lowry, Denver, Colorado where he died on October 10, 2013. He was 88 years old.
Images for kids
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Carpenter inspects the honeycomb material that will support the protective heat shield of his Aurora 7 spacecraft in 1962.
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Carpenter in a water egress training exercise before his Mercury-Atlas 7 mission
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Carpenter with John Glenn (left). The two were great friends
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