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Topic: Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter (1925-2013)
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Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 48412 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 10-10-2013 01:57 PM
collectSPACE Scott Carpenter, astronaut-aquanaut, dies, was second American in orbitGodspeed, Scott Carpenter. The United States' fourth astronaut to fly in space and the second to orbit the Earth, Carpenter, 88, died Thursday (Oct. 10) after suffering a recent stroke. The original Mercury 7 astronaut was being cared for at a hospice center in Denver when he passed. Carpenter was initially expected to make a full recovery from the stroke, but his condition worsened this week, sources close to his family shared. Chosen in 1959 among NASA's first astronauts, Carpenter made his first and only spaceflight on May 24, 1962, when he became the sixth man worldwide to leave the planet. A moment of silence can be signified by a reply with no words and only a period. |
RobertB Member Posts: 256 From: Israel Registered: Nov 2012
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posted 10-10-2013 02:01 PM
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alanh_7 Member Posts: 1259 From: Ajax, Ontario, Canada Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 10-10-2013 02:02 PM
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Paul23 Member Posts: 836 From: South East, UK Registered: Apr 2008
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bruce Member Posts: 927 From: Fort Mill, SC, USA Registered: Aug 2000
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ringo67 Member Posts: 193 From: Seekonk, Mass., USA Registered: May 2003
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apolloprojeckt Member Posts: 1516 From: Arnhem, Netherlands Registered: Feb 2009
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MSS Member Posts: 964 From: Europe Registered: May 2003
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posted 10-10-2013 02:12 PM
RIP... Malcolm Scott!------------------ Astronauts, Cosmonauts & their flights |
hlbjr Member Posts: 534 From: Delray Beach Florida USA Registered: Mar 2006
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DCCollector Member Posts: 230 From: Washington, DC USA Registered: Dec 2006
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posted 10-10-2013 02:13 PM
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buckeyecal Member Posts: 90 From: soon to be Boise, ID USA Registered: Feb 2006
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posted 10-10-2013 02:14 PM
. hard to believe there's only John now. |
AJ Member Posts: 511 From: Plattsburgh, NY, United States Registered: Feb 2009
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posted 10-10-2013 02:18 PM
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fredtrav Member Posts: 1799 From: Birmingham AL Registered: Aug 2010
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posted 10-10-2013 02:19 PM
My sympathies to his family. |
Daniel Lazecky Member Posts: 490 From: Czech Republic-Europe Registered: Oct 2007
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posted 10-10-2013 02:21 PM
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rjb1elec Member Posts: 314 From: Merseyside, England Registered: Oct 2004
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posted 10-10-2013 02:23 PM
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ea757grrl Member Posts: 774 From: South Carolina Registered: Jul 2006
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posted 10-10-2013 02:24 PM
Heartbroken. Thoughts are with his family. |
xlsteve Member Posts: 393 From: Holbrook MA, USA Registered: Jul 2008
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posted 10-10-2013 02:27 PM
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Headshot Member Posts: 1069 From: Vancouver, WA, USA Registered: Feb 2012
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posted 10-10-2013 02:27 PM
Our prayers go out to his family. The U.S. has lost another of its great space pioneers. Now only John Glenn remains with us from the original astronaut group. |
paulus humungus Member Posts: 400 From: Burton, Derbyshire, England Registered: Oct 2005
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posted 10-10-2013 02:30 PM
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nasamad Member Posts: 2181 From: Essex, UK Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 10-10-2013 02:33 PM
Sad sad news, a real gentleman. RIP. .
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Mike Isbell Member Posts: 573 From: Silver Spring, Maryland USA Registered: Aug 2003
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posted 10-10-2013 02:34 PM
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Andy McCulley Member Posts: 248 From: Lansdale, PA Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 10-10-2013 02:37 PM
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Daugherty54 Member Posts: 621 From: Cabot, Arkansas, USA Registered: Sep 2010
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posted 10-10-2013 02:39 PM
Mr. Carpenter was a pleasure to speak with at the autograph show and was unfailingly polite to all. He will be missed. |
carl walker Member Posts: 396 From: Netherlands Registered: Feb 2006
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posted 10-10-2013 02:39 PM
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OV-105 Member Posts: 877 From: Ridgecrest, CA Registered: Sep 2000
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lordolsen Member Posts: 112 From: Denmark Registered: Jun 2010
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posted 10-10-2013 02:42 PM
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RockyMnWay Member Posts: 123 From: Westminster, CO, USA Registered: Jul 2011
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posted 10-10-2013 02:42 PM
My sincere condolences to his family and friends... He will truly be missed. |
Henk Boshuijer Member Posts: 458 From: Netherlands Registered: May 2007
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posted 10-10-2013 02:50 PM
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MarylandSpace Member Posts: 1406 From: Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 10-10-2013 02:55 PM
RIP Dynamic Pioneer.I was always awed by the bond that you had with the children you spoke with. You are someone special. |
413 is in Member Posts: 671 From: Alexandria, VA USA Registered: May 2006
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posted 10-10-2013 03:01 PM
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747flyer Member Posts: 99 From: New York, NY Registered: Sep 2003
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farthestreaches Member Posts: 1100 From: Redondo Beach, Ca Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 10-10-2013 03:06 PM
.------------------ Steve Hankow http://www.farthestreaches.com |
rjurek349 Member Posts: 1220 From: Northwest Indiana Registered: Jan 2002
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Greggy_D Member Posts: 1005 From: Michigan Registered: Jul 2006
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posted 10-10-2013 03:08 PM
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Steve Procter Member Posts: 1031 From: Leeds, Yorkshire, UK Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 10-10-2013 03:09 PM
Very sad news, an absolute gentleman. |
topmiler Member Posts: 148 From: eastleigh, hampshire, UK Registered: Jul 2012
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posted 10-10-2013 03:14 PM
Such sad news. I met him for the first time last November at the ASF show, he was one of the nicest people ever. This is indeed a loss to the world.God Bless. |
Jay Chladek Member Posts: 2272 From: Bellevue, NE, USA Registered: Aug 2007
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posted 10-10-2013 03:14 PM
I'm in a bit of shock right now given that Scott in his prime was the healthiest of the Mercury 7. He is also the only member of that group whom I met personally when he came to my part of the country in festivities connected with the Liberty Bell 7 capsule traveling exhibit.I took a copy of his book "For Spaceous Skies" with me. It had been out of print for a couple years and I had to buy it online from a used book seller as new copies were gone. When he saw I had it at the dinner during the meet and greet (and I seemed to be the only one who did have it), he said "That is a nice piece of literature in your collection there." It was a great icebreaker and we talked for a little bit about things related to the stories told within its pages. I've always said that if Scott were born a few years later, that he probably would have made a great NASA mission specialist. Don't get me wrong, he was a great test pilot and the situation he was put in on Aurora 7 when the attitude indicators went screwy and with the low fuel meant that he had to gut things out instinctively to get the craft down. But he was probably the first astronaut who really tried to come to an understanding of what the space environment was like. He wanted to convey the feeling of spaceflight, he wanted to understand what was up there. Others have said he probably got more out of that one flight than other astronauts got out of multiple ones and I do indeed think that was the case. Scott also didn't let "NASA Astronaut" be the only thing he did though. He was a driving force behind the Navy's Sealab project, trying to unlock the mysteries of what it takes to live underwater for extended periods of time. He raised a great family who have contributed great things in their own right. He also went on to be an author who could spin a great tale with his title "The Steel Albatross," written at a time when Tom Clancy made the techno-thriller a staple of American reading. I do wish that Scotty had followed up that book with another novel as I read it when it first came out and I felt myself longing for another great adventure in the written word. I understand a second book was written and I need to acquire a copy of "Deep Flight". But I imagine Scott felt he wanted to discover and experience something else rather than being tied to a word processor for hours a day. So, Scott Carpenter has now begun another journey of discovery. At least there are others that will be along with him to help on this trip. You have Guenter Wendt helping him strap in, Al is keeping the crew focused and reading back the checklists, Deke is making sure the booster is good to go, Wally keeping it light and making sure the suit does its job, Gus and Gordo are helping to keep the skies around clear in their planes. Its a good ship, a good support crew for the one man. Three... two... one... liftoff. Godspeed and good tailwinds Scott. |
Steve Zarelli Member Posts: 744 From: Upstate New York, USA Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 10-10-2013 03:15 PM
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Frederic Janik Member Posts: 322 From: Helsinki, Finland Registered: Jul 2000
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chet Member Posts: 1519 From: Beverly Hills, Calif. Registered: Nov 2000
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