Scott Carpenter #5
by Nasa
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Scott Carpenter #5
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Nasa
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Scott Carpenter, American astronaut, with biosensors attached to his head during training at Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA. Carpenter (1925-2013) was a naval officer, test pilot, aeronautical engineer and astronaut. He piloted the Mercury-Atlas 7 (MA-7) mission launched on 24th May 1962. This was the second American mission to put a human in Earth orbit. It was a success, with Carpenter completing three Earth orbits in five hours in the Mercury capsule Aurora 7. However, a targeting mishap during re-entry took the spacecraft about 400 kilometres off course, delaying recovery of Carpenter and the craft.
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July 21st, 2016
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