Aurora 7 Splashdown Site
The Atlantic Ocean splashdown point where Mercury-Atlas 7 spacecraft Aurora 7 returned Scott Carpenter to Earth on May 24, 1962. NASA’s current mission record places the site at 19 degrees 29 minutes north, 64 degrees 5 minutes west after the spacecraft overshot its intended area; Carpenter was retrieved by helicopters from USS Intrepid and the capsule was recovered by USS John R. Pierce.
Identity
- Name
- Aurora 7 Splashdown Site
- Region
- NA
- Slug
- aurora-7-splashdown-site
- Type
- other
Details
- Description
- The Atlantic Ocean splashdown point where Mercury-Atlas 7 spacecraft Aurora 7 returned Scott Carpenter to Earth on May 24, 1962. NASA’s current mission record places the site at 19 degrees 29 minutes north, 64 degrees 5 minutes west after the spacecraft overshot its intended area; Carpenter was retrieved by helicopters from USS Intrepid and the capsule was recovered by USS John R. Pierce.
- Established Year
- 1,962
- Latitude
- 19.483333
- Location
- Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Puerto Rico
- Longitude
- -64.083333
- Operational Status
- decommissioned
- Ownership
- public
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- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 12:09:53 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 12:09:53 PM