Scott Carpenter
- Acting
- May 1, 1925 · Boulder, Colorado, USA
- October 10, 2013
Biography
Malcolm Scott Carpenter (May 1, 1925 – October 10, 2013) was an American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aeronautical engineer, astronaut, and aquanaut. He was one of the Mercury Seven astronauts selected for NASA's Project Mercury in April 1959. Carpenter was the second American (after John Glenn) to orbit the Earth and the fourth American in space, after Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, and Glenn.
Known for
Filmography
- Space Men · Self
- The Real Men with 'The Right Stuff' · Self
- John Glenn: American Hero · Self
- American Experience · Self
- Out of This World · Special Guest Star, Technical Advisor
- The Merv Griffin Show · Self