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Topic: Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter (1925-2013)
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DOX32
Member Posts: 242
From: Lakewood Ranch FL USA
Registered: Jul 2004
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posted 10-10-2013 05:22 PM
   
. rest in peace |
SpaceSteve
Member Posts: 440
From: San Antonio TX, USA
Registered: Apr 2004
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posted 10-10-2013 05:23 PM
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spacekiddo
Member Posts: 33
From: The Netherlands
Registered: Mar 2011
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posted 10-10-2013 05:27 PM
Being an 8-year old kid in 1962, Scott Carpenter was one of those astronaut heroes, who made a lot of impression on me. Sad to learn about his death.God Speed Scott! RIP |
David C
Member Posts: 1338
From: Lausanne
Registered: Apr 2012
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posted 10-10-2013 05:28 PM
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mach3valkyrie
Member Posts: 729
From: Albany, Oregon
Registered: Jul 2006
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posted 10-10-2013 05:29 PM
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GACspaceguy
Member Posts: 2838
From: Guyton, GA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 10-10-2013 05:32 PM
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Rick Boos
Member Posts: 851
From: Celina, Ohio
Registered: Feb 2000
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posted 10-10-2013 05:33 PM
God Speed my friend! |
cddfspace
Member Posts: 615
From: Morris County, NJ, USA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 10-10-2013 05:37 PM
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cjh5801
Member Posts: 188
From: Lacey
Registered: Jun 2009
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posted 10-10-2013 05:45 PM
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MCroft04
Member Posts: 1776
From: Smithfield, Me, USA
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 10-10-2013 05:48 PM
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David Carey
Member Posts: 940
From:
Registered: Mar 2009
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posted 10-10-2013 05:48 PM
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Lou Chinal
Member Posts: 1371
From: Staten Island, NY
Registered: Jun 2007
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posted 10-10-2013 05:48 PM
God speed Scott Carpenter. |
LM-12
Member Posts: 3633
From: Ontario, Canada
Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 10-10-2013 06:03 PM
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SpaceAholic
Member Posts: 5076
From: Sierra Vista, Arizona
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 10-10-2013 06:04 PM
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astrobar1
Member Posts: 120
From: Mishawaka, IN, USA
Registered: Apr 2005
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posted 10-10-2013 06:05 PM
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ejectr
Member Posts: 1901
From: Killingly, CT
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 10-10-2013 06:06 PM
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cponcehdz
Member Posts: 28
From: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Registered: Feb 2004
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posted 10-10-2013 06:07 PM
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Jurg Bolli
Member Posts: 1141
From: Albuquerque, NM
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 10-10-2013 06:18 PM
Very sad news. |
Jerry Brouillette
Member Posts: 147
From: Louviers, CO
Registered: Jul 2006
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posted 10-10-2013 06:36 PM
Legend. |
Grounded!
Member Posts: 498
From: Bennington, Vermont, USA
Registered: Feb 2011
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posted 10-10-2013 06:46 PM
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Joel Katzowitz
Member Posts: 849
From: Marietta GA USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 10-10-2013 06:50 PM
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bwhite1976
Member Posts: 287
From: Belleville, IL
Registered: Jun 2011
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posted 10-10-2013 06:53 PM
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capoetc
Member Posts: 2290
From: McKinney TX (USA)
Registered: Aug 2005
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posted 10-10-2013 06:56 PM
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KSCartist
Member Posts: 3020
From: Titusville, FL
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 10-10-2013 07:01 PM
I first met Scott Carpenter in 1992 at a fund raising event for the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation: Celebrating 30 Years of Americans in Space. Over the years I had the pleasure to meet him a number of times. His book signing in Cocoa Beach in 2003, the ASF Autograph Show more than once. I gifted Mr. Carpenter one of my Mercury Commemorative patches and that opened the door to discuss the possiblity of designing a special 50th Anniversary commemorative to mark his space flight aboard Aurora 7. At the unveiling of the Alan Shepard US Postal Stamp, I presented him with the prototype patch that Jorge Cartes and I designed. Soon after I received a phone call from him with the request to produce it. Scott Carpenter was always kind and gracious to me. He appreciated my effort on his behalf. I will forever be grateful to have had the chance to work with a childhood hero. Godspeed Scott Carpenter. |
DChudwin
Member Posts: 1120
From: Lincolnshire IL USA
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 10-10-2013 07:56 PM
I was 11 when Scott Carpenter made his only spaceflight, and he was always one of my favorite astronauts. He was dashing, athletic, inquisitive, and a fine test pilot. He drew the ire of some in NASA management with his motorcycling, skiing, and diving. I wrote him a letter in l966 and he responded with a personal letter to me , unlike the form letters from others. He was the only early astronaut never to use an autopen.  At space events he was friendly to all, with a smile and a sense of humor. He will be missed. RIP.
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astroborg
Member Posts: 209
From: Woodbridge, VA, USA
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 10-10-2013 08:10 PM
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LM1
Member Posts: 859
From: New York, NY
Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 10-10-2013 08:16 PM
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 48412
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 10-10-2013 08:16 PM
LIFE Magazine has published a gallery of "rare and classic photos of a NASA legend," Scott Carpenter. |
SkyMan1958
Member Posts: 1195
From: CA.
Registered: Jan 2011
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posted 10-10-2013 08:18 PM
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Jeff
Member Posts: 569
From: Fayetteville, NC, USA
Registered: May 2009
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posted 10-10-2013 08:27 PM
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lspooz
Member Posts: 441
From: Greensboro, NC USA
Registered: Aug 2012
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posted 10-10-2013 08:35 PM
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lspooz
Member Posts: 441
From: Greensboro, NC USA
Registered: Aug 2012
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posted 10-10-2013 08:40 PM
While I never got to meet him, Scott Carpenter was gracious and interesting in our brief correspondence.Godspeed, Commander! |
Spacepsycho
Member Posts: 876
From: Huntington Beach, Calif.
Registered: Aug 2004
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posted 10-10-2013 08:55 PM
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TrueNorth
Member Posts: 161
From: Bathurst, NB, Canada
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted 10-10-2013 09:03 PM
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sfurtaw
Member Posts: 106
From: Saginaw, MI USA
Registered: Feb 2004
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posted 10-10-2013 09:06 PM
Godspeed, Scott Carpenter. And may God bless his family. |
garyd2831
Member Posts: 641
From: Syracuse, New York, USA
Registered: Oct 2009
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posted 10-10-2013 09:20 PM
RIP Sir |
JohnPaul56
Member Posts: 256
From: Montclair, NJ, USA
Registered: Apr 2010
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posted 10-10-2013 09:23 PM
RIP Scott... |
Richard Easton
Member Posts: 179
From: Williamsburg,Va USA
Registered: Jun 2006
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posted 10-10-2013 09:24 PM
I had the pleasure of meeting Scott Carpenter at dinner Saturday at Spacefest V. What struck me was the twinkle in his eyes. RIP |
astrobock
Member Posts: 155
From: WV, USA
Registered: Sep 2006
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posted 10-10-2013 09:39 PM
RIP to a real American hero Scott Carpenter. |
Jay Chladek
Member Posts: 2272
From: Bellevue, NE, USA
Registered: Aug 2007
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posted 10-10-2013 09:42 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Robert Pearlman:
LIFE Magazine has published a gallery of "rare and classic photos of a NASA legend," Scott Carpenter.
That fourth image in of Scott looking over the table at Kris is just priceless with that mischievous grin on her face. And Scotty has a similar mischievous grin on his face in the picture they chose for the cover of the first printing of "For Spacious Skies." |
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