May 25, 2022NASA's Schedule for the 1960sMay 25, 1962 - Now that Lieut. Comdr. Scott Carpenter has duplicated the success of Lieut. Col. John H. Glenn Jr. on a three-orbit...
May 24, 2022The Origin of "Aurora VII"May 24, 1962 - It seems fitting that Lieut. Comdr. Scott Carpenter’s reasons for naming his spacecraft Aurora VII are both lofty and...
May 24, 2022President Kennedy Congratulates Astronaut Scott CarpenterMay 24, 1962 - President Kennedy said today that the courage of Lieutenant Commander Scott Carpenter and the skill and initiative of his...
May 24, 2022Carpenter's Overshoot Attributed to Capsule AngleMay 24, 1962 - The overshoot of Lieut. Comdr. Carpenter’s space capsule (pictured left) was said to have been caused by the fact that the...