May 26, 2022Carpenter's Errors Disclosed by Project Mercury OfficialsMay 26, 1962 - Lieut. Comdr. Scott Carpenter made the mistake of leaving two control systems in operation in the final phase of his...
May 25, 2022Astronaut Scott Carpenter Perfectly HealthyMay 25, 1962 - The Project Mercury medical team pronounced Lieut. Commander Scott Carpenter today to have come through five hours in...
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...