National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Scott Carpenter
United States of America

Deceased
Biography
/01Malcolm Scott Carpenter, was an American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aeronautical engineer, astronaut, and aquanaut. He was one of the original 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, following Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, and Glenn.
Type
Government
Age
88
Date of Birth
May 1, 1925
First Flight
May 24, 1962
Last Flight
May 24, 1962
Career Stats
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Flights
1
Landings
0
Spacewalks
PT4H55M44S
Time in Space