Scott Carpenter
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| NASA Astronaut | |
| Statsborger | USA |
| Nationalitet | Amerikaner  |
| Født | 1. maj 1925 Boulder, Colorado |
| Død | 10. oktober 2013 Denver |
Andet arbejde | Testpilot, aquanaut (SEALAB II) |
| Uddannelses- sted | United States Naval Test Pilot School University of Colorado Boulder High School United States Naval Academy University of Colorado Boulder |
| Rang | Kommandørkaptajn US Navy |
Tid i rummet | 4 timer, 54 minutter |
| Udvælgelse | Astronautgruppe 1959 |
| Mission(er) | Mercury-Atlas 7 |
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| Hjemmeside | Scott Carpenters hjemmeside |
Malcolm Scott Carpenter (1. maj 1925 - 10. oktober 2013) var en amerikansk astronaut. Han var en af de såkaldte Mercury Seven udvalgt i 1959 til det amerikanske Mercury-program.
Carpenter var med i NASA-projektet Mercury-programmet hvor han fløj Aurora 7 i tre kredsløb omkring Jorden på 5 timer i 1962.
For U.S. Navy som Aquanaut boede han på bunden af havet i SEALAB II, opholdet varede 30 dage i 1965.
Eksterne henvisninger
- Scott Carpenter NASA (engelsk)
- Official Website of Scott Carpenter (engelsk)
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Carpenter in White Room - GPN-2000-001442.jpg
Inside Hangar S at the White Room Facility at Cape Canaveral, Florida, Mercury astronaut M. Scott Carpenter examines the honeycomb protective material on the main pressure bulkhead (heat shield) of his Mercury capsule nicknamed "Aurora 7".
Inside Hangar S at the White Room Facility at Cape Canaveral, Florida, Mercury astronaut M. Scott Carpenter examines the honeycomb protective material on the main pressure bulkhead (heat shield) of his Mercury capsule nicknamed "Aurora 7".
Carpenter on board USS Intrepid.jpg
Scott Carpenter on board USS Intrepid
Scott Carpenter on board USS Intrepid
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Dr. Von Braun, right, worked directly with America's first seven astronauts. This photo is believed to have been taken about 1959 in the Fabrication Laboratory of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency in Huntsville. The astronauts are, from left, Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard, John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, and Deke Slayton.
Dr. Von Braun, right, worked directly with America's first seven astronauts. This photo is believed to have been taken about 1959 in the Fabrication Laboratory of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency in Huntsville. The astronauts are, from left, Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard, John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, and Deke Slayton.