Mercury Astronaut Scott Carpenter has died

General Discussion FSM Ready Room
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Of the original seven, Now only John Glenn is left.

http://news.yahoo.com/ap-photos-mercury-7-astronauts-030200048.html

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Another great hero lost this week. And he did so much more than just space related stuff. I think he did some underwater stuff with the Navy. Man, he went to both final frontiers. God Speed Mr. Carpenter!

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http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/11/us/scott-carpenter-mercury-astronaut-who-orbited-earth-dies-at-88.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

John Glenn and Scott Carpenter shortly before Carpenter’s Aurora 7 flight.

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Carpenter was also an aquanaut and participated in the Sealab experiments.