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Photograph of Astronaut Malcolm Scott Carpenter Leaving Hangar S Prior to Aurora 7 Launch

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Original Caption: CAPE CANAVERAL - Project Mercury Astronaut Malcolm Scott Carpenter suited up and ready for MA-7 flight. Carpenter is outfitted in spacesuit and is carrying portable air conditioner as he leaves Hangar S. He rode transfer can from Hangar S to Pad 14 where he boarded his Aurora 7 spacecraft atop the Atlas booster. He was successfully launched into space at 7:45 a.m. Thursday and became the second U.S. astronaut to orbit the earth.

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astronaut malcolm scott carpenter astronaut malcolm scott carpenter hangar hangar s aurora launch exploration explorers cape canaveral fla moon astronauts outer space space programs nasa malcolm scott carpenter aurora 7 cape canaveral air conditioners high resolution project mercury astronaut malcolm scott carpenter ma 7 flight air conditioner atlas booster committee papers space program 1960 s us national archives
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24/05/1962
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label_outline Explore Astronaut Malcolm Scott Carpenter, Malcolm Scott Carpenter, Air Conditioner

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astronaut malcolm scott carpenter astronaut malcolm scott carpenter hangar hangar s aurora launch exploration explorers cape canaveral fla moon astronauts outer space space programs nasa malcolm scott carpenter aurora 7 cape canaveral air conditioners high resolution project mercury astronaut malcolm scott carpenter ma 7 flight air conditioner atlas booster committee papers space program 1960 s us national archives