Scott Carpenter
Scott Carpenter
Malcolm Scott Carpenter,, was an American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aeronautical engineer, astronaut, and aquanaut. He was one of the original seven astronauts selected for NASA's Project Mercury in April 1959. Carpenter was the second Americanto orbit the Earth and the fourth American in space, following Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, and Glenn. His death on October 10, 2013 left Glenn as the last surviving Mercury 7 member...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAstronaut
Date of Birth1 May 1925
CityBoulder, CO
CountryUnited States of America
We've got to take care of the resources we have on this planet, because there's no resupply possible.
We have classified this vulnerability as a 10, which is most critical rating because it has the makings of a serious Internet worm.
The Black Swamp, it was an awful place. It was a thick woods full of disease and mosquitoes, and people making their way through here reported being able to travel maybe only a mile a day.
They're all very competitive, ... but I've never heard any of them say anything bad about another.
I liked wrestling a lot better than boxing. I remember thinking at that time that wrestling was a pure demonstration of strength, which I was interested in, while boxing was just hitting somebody or getting hit, which didn't appeal to me. But a demonstration of strength was okay, so I chose wrestling.
Satisfying curiosity ranks No. 2 in my book behind conquering a fear.
It was a cherished experience. I feel I got the chance to see the inner workings of the grand order of things. In the overall scheme of things, it proves that men can do about anything they want to if they work hard enough at it, and I knew that I could do it . . . and that leads, of course, to a strong suspicion that everybody else can do it if they want to.
Pioneering in space was something I would willingly give my life for.
The flight experience itself is incredible. It's addictive. It's transcendent. It is a view of the grand plan of all things that is simply unforgettable.
At no time, when the astronauts were in space were they alone, there was a constant surveillance by UFOs.
This planet is not terra firma. It is a delicate flower and it must be cared for. It's lonely. It's small. It's isolated, and there is no resupply. And we are mistreating it. Clearly, the highest loyalty we should have is not to our own country or our own religion or our hometown or even to ourselves. It should be to, number two, the family of man, and number one, the planet at large. This is our home, and this is all we've got.
It's interesting how at odds we were then with the Soviet Union,
The trails are open and have been repaired. For some folks, it will be their first chance back on those trials.
You need to have tools on your system that protect against viruses, you need to have updated patches for the system and you need user education. When you have all three, you'll be able to cut back on the problems.