Malcolm Scott Carpenter
Malcolm Scott Carpenter was an American test pilot, astronaut, and aquanaut. He was one of the original seven astronauts selected for NASA's Project Mercury in April 1959. Carpenter was the second American to orbit the Earth and the fourth American in space.
Identity
- Full Name
- Malcolm Scott Carpenter
- Slug
- malcolm-scott-carpenter
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 8/15/2025, 1:31:44 PM
- Updated Time
- 4/5/2026, 10:16:15 PM
Other
- Affiliation Ids
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- Biography
- Malcolm Scott Carpenter was an American test pilot, astronaut, and aquanaut. He was one of the original seven astronauts selected for NASA's Project Mercury in April 1959. Carpenter was the second American to orbit the Earth and the fourth American in space.
- Birth Date
- 1925-05-01
- Died Date
- 2013-10-10
- Eva Min
- 0
- Evas
- 0
- Flights
- 0
- Gender
- male
- In Space
- No
- In Space Min
- 296
- Landings
- 0
- Nationalities
- US