Scott Carpenter, American astronaut, aboard Intrepid, 1962. Carpenter was recovered from the Atlantic by helicopter and taken to the Int
Scott Carpenter, American astronaut, aboard Intrepid, 1962. Carpenter was recovered from the Atlantic by helicopter and taken to the Intrepid following his successful Mercury-Atlas 7 mission. 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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