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
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