Mercury-Atlas 7
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Mercury-Atlas 7, launched May 24, 1962, was the fourth crewed flight of Project Mercury. The spacecraft, named Aurora 7, was piloted by astronaut Scott Carpenter. He was the sixth human to fly in spac
Carpenter entering his MA-7 capsule, Aurora 7
Malcolm Scott CarpenterProject Mercury Crewed missions← Mercury-Atlas 6Mercury-Atlas 8 →
Astronaut Scott Carpenter leaving the White Room for the launch site to begin his Mercury-Atlas 7 (MA-7) mission.
MA-7 launch
Scott Carpenter
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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 Mercury Seven astronauts selected for NASA's Project Me
Mercury-Atlas 7
…Mercury-Atlas 7, launched May 24, 1962, was the fourth crewed flight of Project Mercury. The spacecraft, named Aurora 7, was piloted by astronaut Scott Carpenter. He was the sixth human to fly in space. The mission used Mercury spacecraft No. 18 and Atlas launch vehicle No. 107-D. The flight was for three Earth…
Carpenter in 1964
A Lockheed P2V Neptune in flight near NAS Patuxent River in 1954
The Mercury Seven astronauts. Front row, left to right, Wally Schirra, Deke Slayton, John Glenn, and Carpenter; back row, Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom and Gordon Cooper.
Carpenter and his family visit the White House. Left to right: Rene, President John F. Kennedy, Kristen, Carpenter, Scott, Candace and Jay.