Photograph of Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter Being Recovered by a Navy H...
Original caption: CAPE CANAVERAL- Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter is lifted by cable into a hovering Navy helicopter during the recovery operation. Committee Papers
Photograph of Astronauts M. Scott Carpenter and John H. Glenn, Jr. Sha...
Original caption: GRAND TURK ISLAND - Astronaut John Glenn congratulates Scott Carpenter on his three-orbit mission aboard the Aurora 7 spacecraft. The United States now has two Astronauts who have orbited the ... More
Photograph of Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter Having His Blood Pressure C...
Original caption: USAF Lt. Col. E. W. Schear takes Astronaut Carpenters' blood pressure shortly after his arrival aboard the U.S.S. Intrepid. Committee Papers
Photograph of Astronauts M. Scott Carpenter and John H. Glenn, Jr. Ove...
Original caption: Cape Canaveral, FLA. - Two vitally interested spectators at the erection of the launch vehicle were Astronauts M. Scott Carpenter and John H. Glenn, Jr. scheduled to be respectively, back-up p... More
Photograph of Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter in Hangar S Prior to Aurora...
Original caption: Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter makes a point white sitting in a comfortable chair in the crew quarters in Hangar "S" after being suited. Committee Papers
Photograph of Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter Relaxing While Discussing H...
Original caption: Grand Turk Aux AFB, - Lt. Cmdr. M. Scott Carpenter relaxes while discussing his historic MA-7 3 orbit space flight with his fellow astronaut, Lt. Cmdr. Walter S. Schirra, back-up MA-7 Astronau... More
Photograph of Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter on the Telephone with Vice ...
Original caption: CAPE CANAVERAL - Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter. America's second orbital pilot talks to Vice President Lyndon. Johnson following his recovery after the MA-7 flight. Committee Papers
Photograph of Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter Rubbing his Eyes on the Day...
Original caption: CAPE CANAVERAL - Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter rubs the sleep from his eyes minutes after waking up at 1:15 a.m. Thursday. Standing by him is G. Merritt Preston, Chief, Pre-Flight Operations. ... More
Photograph of Aurora 7 Spacecraft being Returned to Cape Canaveral
Original caption: CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. - The Aurora-7 spacecraft is returned to Cape Canaveral via C-124 after the successful MA-7 orbital flight of Lt. Comdr. M. Scott Carpenter. Committee Papers
Photograph of Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter Discussing the Operation of...
Original caption: Flight Camera - Project Mercury Astronaut M. Scott carpenter discusses operating of 35mm camera he will carry on Mercury-Atlas 7 mission, with Dr. Robert B. Voas , Astronaut Training Officer. ... More
Photograph of Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter Suited Up during Prelaunch ...
Original caption: Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter suited up during Mercury-Atlas 6 prelaunch activities. Committee Papers
Photograph of Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter Explaining Phases of His Au...
Original caption: Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter, pilot of the Aurora 7 spacecraft explains phases of his flight to Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr. who made the first US orbital flight in Feb... More
Photograph of Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter after Landing Safely from H...
Original caption: Astronaut Scott Carpenter shakes hands with navy personnel as he steps from the recovery helicopter, still carrying the camera he took pictures of the Earth with. Carpenter landed in Aurora 7 ... More
Photograph of Project Mercury Flight Simulation with Astronaut M. Scot...
Original caption: Flight Simulation - Paul Backer (left) and Dr. Robert Voas, Astronaut Training Officer, discuss MA-7 flight plan with Project Mercury Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter (center). Carpenter is about... More
Photograph of Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter being Removed From His Flig...
Original caption: Lt. Col. E.W. Schear, Wright-Patterson Field, Dayton, Ohio assists Astronaut Scott Carpenter in removing his Mercury flight suit shortly after his arrival aboard the U.S.S. Intrepid. The room ... More
Photograph of Flight Name being Painted onto Spacecraft Aurora 7
Original caption: Cape Canaveral, Fla. Miss Cece Bibby, Chrysler Corp employee, paints name Aurora 7 on Project Mercury spacecraft for second manned orbital flight while Mission Pilot M. Scott Carpenter looks o... More
Photograph of Liftoff of Aurora 7 Spacecraft
Original caption: Cape Canaveral, Fla. - Moment of liftoff. Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter inside the Aurora 7 spacecraft atop the Atlas booster seconds after leaving Pad 14 at Cape Canaveral. Carpenter became th... More
Photograph of Astronauts John H. Glenn and M. Scott Carpenter Making L...
Original caption: CAPE CANAVERAL - Last minute checks - Astronaut John H. Glenn, the U.S. first space pilot makes last minute preparations with Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter prior to the flight of MA-7. Astronau... More
Photograph of Aurora 7 being Inspected
Original caption: CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. - The Aurora-7 spacecraft is inspected in NASA-MSC Hanger "S", after the 3-orbit MA-7 space flight of Lt. Cmdr. M. Scott Carpenter. Committee Papers
Photograph of the Suit Technician Checking Astronaut M. Scott Carpente...
Original caption: CAPE CANAVERAL - Project Mercury suit technician, Joe Schmitt, checks spacesuit prior to Lt. Cmdr. M. Scott Carpenters MA-7 spaceflight. Committee Papers
Photograph of Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter Talking with a Medical Debr...
Original caption: U.S.S. Intrepid - Astronaut Scott Carpenter after being picked up at sea by a Navy Helicopter returns to the Carrier Intrepid. Still dressed in his space suit Carpenter talks with the medical ... More
Photograph of Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter Using His Hands to Describe...
Original caption: Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter, pilot of the Aurora 7 spacecraft uses hands to describe phases of his recent 3 orbit space flight. Carpenter was taken to Grand Turk islan... More
Sen. John Glenn, former National Aeronautics and Space
Sen. John Glenn, former National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronaut and first American to orbit the earth, speaks at the funeral of U.S. Navy Cmdr. Malcolm Scott Carpenter, retired, at St. Jo... More
U.S. Navy Reserve Honor Guard members Lt. j.g. Jeff
U.S. Navy Reserve Honor Guard members Lt. j.g. Jeff Shepard, Cmdr. David Bishop, and Cmdr. Michael Ruhsenberger, retired, fold the American flag to be presented to Mrs. Patricia Carpenter, wife of U.S. Navy Cmd... More
Charles F. Bolden, Jr., National Aeronautics and Space
Charles F. Bolden, Jr., National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) administrator, speaks at the funeral of U.S. Navy Cmdr. Malcolm Scott Carpenter, retired, at St. John's Episcopal Church, Boulder, Co... More
Mercury Astronauts Mural Removed for Conservation Prior to Pax River O...
PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland (Oct. 26, 2017) - Conservators pause during the process of removing the large mural “Naval Aviation in Space” from the wall of the former Officers Club at NAS Patuxent River prior to th... More
Rear Adm. Thomas H Bond, Jr., Director of Cyberspace
Rear Adm. Thomas H Bond, Jr., Director of Cyberspace Operations, North American Aerospace Defense Command / U.S. Northern Command, presents the American flag to Mrs. Patricia Carpenter, wife of U.S. Navy Cmdr. ... More
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Eric B. Schoomaker, Army surgeon
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Eric B. Schoomaker, Army surgeon general, listens to Lt. Col. Scott Carpenter, from Morehead City, N.C., discuss medical logistics operations at Camp As Sayliyah, May 14. Carpenter is the U.S... More