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Malcolm Scott Carpenter 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 to orbit the Earth and the fourth American in space, after Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, and Glenn.

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1925 — 2013 Website,  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Malcolm Carpenter, Malcolm Scott Carpenter
astronaut, aircraft pilot, aquanaut, military flight engineer, autobiographer, test pilot, writer, Mercury Seven, International Space Hall of Fame, Legionnaire of Legion of Merit, NASA Distinguished Service Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross, United States Astronaut Hall of Fame, National Aviation Hall of Fame, United States, 

Mercury Seven, 

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  Mercury-Atlas 7 ⓘ
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United States, Mercury Seven, 

1925-05-01T00:00:00Z

2013-10-10T00:00:00Z

1925 — 2013 Scott Carpenter

1950-06-25T00:00:00Z

1950-06-25T00:00:00Z

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1962-05-24T00:00:00Z

1962-05-24T00:00:00Z

1962 Mercury-Atlas 7

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Mercury Seven astronauts at NASA press conference in 1959

Mercury seven astronauts

Technicians apply sensors to Scott Carpenter

Mercury-7 landing

Mercury 7 astronauts at press conference in Dolley Madison House in 1959

Mercury Project Von Braun With Astronauts

Scott Carpenter during suiting exercise

President George W. Bush, joined by former astronauts Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin, left, and Scott Carpenter, stand together during a moment of silence

Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter looks into a Celestial Training Device

• Scott Carpenter, One of the Original Seven Astronauts, Is Dead at 88 - The New York Times article (October 11, 2013), American English, online

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	spaceflight	1962	Mercury-Atlas 7	human spaceflight, crewed spacecraft	Wikidata
commons	image		ttii53		Commons
commons	image		Mercury Seven astronauts at NASA press conference in 1959		Commons
commons	image		Mercury seven astronauts		Commons
commons	image		Technicians apply sensors to Scott Carpenter		Commons
commons	image		Mercury-7 landing		Commons
commons	image		Mercury 7 astronauts at press conference in Dolley Madison House in 1959		Commons
commons	image		Mercury Project Von Braun With Astronauts		Commons
commons	image		Scott Carpenter during suiting exercise		Commons
commons	image		President George W. Bush, joined by former astronauts Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin, left, and Scott Carpenter, stand together during a moment of silence		Commons
commons	image		Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter looks into a Celestial Training Device		Commons