Scott Carpenter

Scott Carpenter was an American naval officer and astronaut who became the second American to orbit Earth on the 1962 Mercury-Atlas 7 mission.

Mercury-Atlas 7: The 1962 crewed spaceflight that carried Scott Carpenter into orbit aboard the Aurora 7 spacecraft. This mission made Carpenter the second American to orbit Earth.
Mercury spacecraft: A single-seat American capsule designed to carry an astronaut into space and return by parachute. Carpenter flew this spacecraft type on Aurora 7.
John Glenn: An American Marine Corps aviator, astronaut, and politician who became the first American to orbit Earth in 1962. Glenn’s orbital flight came three months before Carpenter’s.
Mercury Seven: The seven military test pilots selected in 1959 as NASA’s first astronaut group. Carpenter’s public profile helped make the group central to America’s early space effort.
United States Naval Academy: A federal service academy in Annapolis, Maryland, that educates officers for the United States Navy and Marine Corps. Carpenter graduated from the academy before beginning his naval career.
Aurora 7: The Mercury spacecraft flown by Scott Carpenter during his 1962 orbital mission. Its flight-control problems and landing error defined Carpenter’s mission.
Atlas LV-3B: The crew-rated Atlas launch vehicle used to send Mercury spacecraft into orbit. It provided the thrust that placed Aurora 7 in orbit.
Walter Schirra: An American naval aviator and astronaut who flew the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs. Schirra was another member of the original Mercury Seven astronaut group.
Space Race: The Cold War competition between the United States and the Soviet Union in space exploration. Carpenter’s flight formed part of the American response to Soviet orbital achievements.
Naval aviator: A commissioned naval officer qualified to pilot aircraft in operational or support roles. Carpenter served as a naval aviator before joining NASA.

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University of Colorado BoulderRelated: He studied aeronautical engineering at CU Boulder.