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Scott Carpenter
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American test pilot, astronaut and aquanaut (1925–2013)
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Scott Carpenter (1925–2013) was an American test pilot, hydronaut, astronaut, and autobiographer. Born in Boulder, he served in the United States Navy and participated in the Korean War. He was a member of the Mercury Seven and worked for NASA. Carpenter received the Distinguished Flying Cross, the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, and induction into the National Aviation Hall of Fame and the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame.
He was educated at the University of Colorado Boulder, the University of Colorado, the United States Naval Test Pilot School, and the United States Naval Academy. Carpenter spent 296 units of time in space. He died of natural causes due to a stroke in Denver.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 22
Top works
- Thief of Souls
- Legacy
- Nephilim among Us
- Death Do Us Part
- Relic
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Film & TV
Boulder, Colorado, USA
Malcolm Scott Carpenter (May 1, 1925 – October 10, 2013) 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 Mercury in April 1959. Carpenter was the second American (after John Glenn) to orbit the Earth and the fourth American in space, after Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, and…
Known for
- Space Men — Self (archive footage)2016
- The Real Men with 'The Right Stuff' — Self2003
- John Glenn: American Hero — Himself1998
- American Experience — Self (archive footage)1988
- Out of This World — Special Guest Star1987
- The Merv Griffin Show — Self1962
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- Malcolm Scott Carpenter , ( 1925-05-01 ) May 1, 1925, Boulder, Colorado , U.S.
- Died
- October 10, 2013 (2013-10-10) (aged 88), Denver, Colorado , U.S.
- Education
- University of Colorado, Boulder ( BS )
- Spouse
- Rene Mason ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1948 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1972 )
- Awards
- Legion of Merit , Distinguished Flying Cross , NASA Distinguished Service Medal
- Rank
- Commander , USN
- Time in space
- 4h 56m
- Selection
- NASA Group 1 (1959)
- Missions
- Mercury-Atlas 7
- Retirement
- August 10, 1967
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- Mercury Seven
- Given name
- Scott
- Family name
- Carpenter
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Boulder
- Place of death
- Denver
- Employer
- NASA
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Conflict
- Korean War
- Military branch
- United States Navy
- Official website
- www.scottcarpenter.com
- Image
- M. Scott Carpenter.jpg
Show 10 more facts
- Commons category
- Scott Carpenter
- date of birth
- 1925-05-01
- date of death
- 2013-10-10
- time in space
- 296
- topic's main category
- Category:Scott Carpenter
- cause of death
- stroke
- manner of death
- natural causes
- P12749
- Queen of Sheba
- member of the crew of
- Mercury-Atlas 7
- P450
- Mercury-Atlas 7
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Encyclopedic overview
Malcolm Scott Carpenter (May 1, 1925 – October 10, 2013) 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 Mercury in April 1959. Carpenter was the second American (after John Glenn) to orbit the Earth and the fourth American in space, after Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, and Glenn.
Commissioned into the U.S. Navy in 1949, Carpenter became a naval aviator, flying a Lockheed P-2 Neptune with Patrol Squadron 6 (VP-6) on reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare missions along the coasts of the Soviet Union and China during the Korean War and the Cold War. In 1954, he attended the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland, and became a test pilot. In 1958, he was named Air Intelligence Officer of USS Hornet, which was then in dry dock at the Bremerton Navy Yard.
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