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in NASA, Space, John Glenn, Mercury Program‘Zero-G and I Feel Fine’: Remembering John Glenn’s Mercury Flight (Part 1)
Two months after his death, aged 95, Monday will be a somber date for America’s human space program, as the 55th anniversary of John Glenn’s pioneering flight aboard Friendship 7—during which he became the first U.S. citizen in history to orbit the globe—passes without him. Glenn’s four hours and 55 minutes spent inside that tiny […] More
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Flight of the Aurora: Remembering the Mission of Scott Carpenter (Part 2)
Fifty years ago, this week, Scott Carpenter became America’s second man in orbit. He was one of the most accomplished members of the “Mercury Seven.” In fact, at a December 1960 peer vote, his contemporary John Glenn had placed Carpenter at the top of his personal list for who he thought should be the first […] More
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Flight of the Aurora: Remembering the Mission of Scott Carpenter (Part 1)
More than a half-century has now passed since America launched its second man into orbit around the Earth. That man should have been Deke Slayton, but a heart murmur had left him grounded, not in favor of his backup, Wally Schirra, but in favor of John Glenn’s backup, Scott Carpenter. The theory was that the […] More
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Wally, Walt, and Whatshisname: The Three Heroes Who Set Apollo’s Course for the Moon
Forty-five years ago today, on 22 October 1968, the future began. With the successful return of Apollo 7 astronauts Wally Schirra, Donn Eisele, and Walt Cunningham, following an 11-day mission in Earth orbit, the spacecraft which would one day transport humans to the Moon completed its inaugural shakedown voyage. The flight of Schirra’s crew finally […] More
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A Man Who Inspired: The Life and Legend of Scott Carpenter (1925-2013)
Yesterday’s tragic passing of Scott Carpenter—one of America’s “Original Seven” Mercury astronauts and the nation’s second man to orbit Earth—following a recent stroke has deprived the world of yet another pioneer from the early days of our exploration of the cosmos. Only John Glenn, now 92, remains alive from the tight-knit group of test pilots […] More
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One of America’s First Astronauts, Scott Carpenter, Dies at Age 88
One of America’s first NASA astronauts, Scott Carpenter, has died at age 88 from complications related to a stroke he suffered one month ago. The former Naval aviator and aquanaut, and one of NASA’s original seven Mercury astronauts, passed away today at a hospice located in Denver, Colo. More
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Retro Space Images: A View Inside
Take a Peek — Visitors to the Kennedy Space Center inspect a mock-up of the Mercury spacecraft in this photo from 1970. Photo by J.L. Pickering. Like what you see? Then check out: Retro Space Images Want to keep up-to-date with all things space? Be sure to “Like” AmericaSpace on Facebook and follow us on Twitter: @AmericaSpace More
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Retro Space Images: Footsteps Into History
First Steps — Astronaut Alan Shepard is accompanied by fellow astronaut Gus Grissom at Pad 5 as he moves toward the Freedom 7 spacecraft on May 5, 1961. Like what you see? Then check out: Retro Space Images Want to keep up-to-date with all things space? Be sure to “Like” AmericaSpace on Facebook and follow us on Twitter: @AmericaSpace […] More
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Five Astro-Dads Ready to Celebrate Father’s Day Aboard the ISS
As fathers across the world receive greetings cards and gifts of electronics, tools, gadgets, shirts, and aftershave tomorrow, spare a thought for five dads who will spend Father’s Day away from their children, aboard the International Space Station. Expedition 36 Commander Pavel Vinogradov and Flight Engineers Aleksandr Misurkin, Chris Cassidy, Luca Parmitano, and Fyodor Yurchikhin […] More
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Retro Space Images: Carpenter Returns
Project Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter relaxes aboard the recovery helicopter following his 5-hour trip aboard the Aurora 7 spacecraft. Carpenter became the second American to orbit the earth on May 24, 1962. Recovery took a bit longer than planned after Carpenter overshot the planned landing target by 290 miles. Like what you see? Then check out: Retro Space Images Want […] More
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Retro Space Images: Mercury 7’s Aurora
Mercury-Atlas 7 astronaut Scott Carpenter chats with Chrysler graphic artist Cece Bibby in the white room at Pad 14 in May 1962. Bibby was putting the finishing touches on the Aurora 7 artwork painted on the side of Carpenter’s spacecraft. Like what you see? Then check out: Retro Space Images Want to keep up-to-date with all […] More
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Americans in Orbit: The Flight of John Glenn (Part 2)
More than half a century ago, on 20 February 1962, America’s first citizen to orbit the Earth thundered into space atop an Atlas rocket. Inside a cone-shaped Mercury capsule—which his children had nicknamed “Friendship 7″—astronaut John Glenn felt the peculiar sensation that the first few seconds of ascent from Cape Canaveral were incredibly slow. “The […] More
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