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Carpenter entering his MA-7 capsule, Aurora 7
Carpenter entering his MA-7 capsule, Aurora 7
Malcolm Scott CarpenterProject Mercury Crewed missions← Mercury-Atlas 6Mercury-Atlas 8 →
Malcolm Scott CarpenterProject Mercury Crewed missions← Mercury-Atlas 6Mercury-Atlas 8 →
Astronaut Scott Carpenter leaving White Room for launch site to begin Mercury-Atlas 7 (MA-7) mission.
Astronaut Scott Carpenter leaving White Room for launch site to begin Mercury-Atlas 7 (MA-7) mission.
MA-7 launch
MA-7 launch
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Wallops Island test facility, 1961
Wallops Island test facility, 1961
Mercury Control Center, Cape Canaveral, 1963
Mercury Control Center, Cape Canaveral, 1963
Retropack: Retrorockets with red posigrade rockets
Retropack: Retrorockets with red posigrade rockets
Landing skirt (or bag) deployment: skirt is inflated; on impact the air is pressed out (like an airbag)
Landing skirt (or bag) deployment: skirt is inflated; on impact the air is pressed out (like an airbag)