Scott Carpenter became the 2nd American to orbit Earth #OTD in 1962 with the launch of Mercury-Atlas 7. Despite a faulty horizon scanner and a delay in firing retrorockets for reentry, Carpenter manually piloted his Aurora 7 capsule to a safe splashdown.
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60 Years Ago: Scott Carpenter Orbits the Earth aboard Aurora 7
On May 24, 1962, astronaut M. Scott Carpenter completed America’s second orbital spaceflight during the Mercury-Atlas 7 mission. Carpenter flew the mission after doctors grounded the prime crew member, astronaut Donald K. “Deke” Slayton...Kelli Mars (NASA)
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