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Scott Carpenter, Astronaut-Aquanaut, Dies, Was Second American In Orbit

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10-10-2013, 03:43 PM

<b>Scott Carpenter, astronaut-aquanaut, dies, was second American in orbit</b>


<b>October 10, 2013</b> — Godspeed, Scott Carpenter.


The United States' fourth astronaut to fly in space and the second to orbit the Earth, Carpenter, 88, died on 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.


http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-10...ign=Buffer


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10-10-2013, 05:07 PM

at least he didn't blowed up in the sky.

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10-10-2013, 05:16 PM

Quote:at least he didn't blowed up in the sky.
 

Like your sense of history.
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