Scott Carpenter

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

May 1, 1925

Died

October 10, 2013 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

Boulder, Colorado, USA

Also Known As

  • Malcolm Scott Carpenter

Scott Carpenter

Biography

Malcolm Scott Carpenter (May 1, 1925 – October 10, 2013) 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 (after John Glenn) to orbit the Earth and the fourth American in space, after Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, and Glenn.

Known For

Acting

Crew