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Scott Carpenter

Also Known As Malcolm Scott Carpenter
United States

Scott Carpenter was one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts and the second American to orbit the Earth, flying the Mercury-Atlas 7 mission, known as Aurora 7, in May 1962. His flight suffered a fuel and attitude control problem that caused him to overshoot his planned splashdown point by a significant distance, leaving recovery forces briefly unable to locate him. Carpenter never flew in space again after that mission, but he later worked as a Navy aquanaut in the Sealab undersea habitat program.

Facts
Birth Date
1925-05-01 2
Birth Year
1925 2
Death Date
2013-10-10 2
Death Year
2013 2
Nationality
American 2
Defining Contribution
Second American to orbit the Earth and the fourth American in space 2
Notable Mission
Mercury-Atlas 7 (Aurora 7) 2
Dating
Selection Year
1959 1
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Sources
1. Scott Carpenter (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia Scott Carpenter lead section infobox, selection field (w-bbfill-edspace5-0927)View the Source
2. Scott Carpenter - Wikipedia
  • Infobox, Born field
    Malcolm Scott Carpenter (1925-05-01)May 1, 1925 Boulder, Colorado, U.S.
  • Infobox, Born field, date figure
    Malcolm Scott Carpenter (1925-05-01)May 1, 1925 Boulder, Colorado, U.S.
  • Infobox, Born field, year figure
    Malcolm Scott Carpenter (1925-05-01)May 1, 1925 Boulder, Colorado, U.S.
  • Infobox, Died field
    October 10, 2013(2013-10-10) (aged 88) Denver, Colorado, U.S.
  • Infobox, Died field, year figure
    October 10, 2013(2013-10-10) (aged 88) Denver, Colorado, U.S.
  • Lead paragraph, sentence 1
    Malcolm Scott Carpenter (May 1, 1925 - October 10, 2013) was an American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aeronautical engineer, astronaut, and aquanaut.
  • Lead paragraph, sentence 2
    Carpenter was the second American (after John Glenn) to orbit the Earth and the fourth American in space, after Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, and Glenn.
  • Biography section (Aurora 7 sentence)
    Carpenter flew the next mission, Mercury Atlas 7, in the spacecraft he named Aurora 7.
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Wikidata: Scott Carpenter
Wikidata Q335503, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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