National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Scott Carpenter

United States of America

Scott Carpenter
Deceased

Biography

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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 American (after John Glenn) to orbit the Earth and the fourth American in space, following Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, and Glenn.

Type

Government

Age

88

Date of Birth

May 1, 1925

First Flight

May 24, 1962

Last Flight

May 24, 1962

Career Stats

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1

Flights

1

Landings

0

Spacewalks

PT4H55M44S

Time in Space

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