Malcolm Scott Carpenter
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Malcolm Scott Carpenter was an American astronaut, aquanaut, and test pilot best known as one of NASA’s original Mercury Seven astronauts and the second American to orbit the Earth.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Navy officer
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aquanaut ⓘ astronaut ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Collier Trophy
NERFINISHED
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NASA Distinguished Service Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Navy Distinguished Flying Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications from a stroke ⓘ |
| conflict | Korean War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1925-05-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2013-10-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfSpaceflight | 1962-05-24 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | NASA historical records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Colorado Boulder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Carpenter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | aeronautical engineering ⓘ |
| givenName | Malcolm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Mercury Seven
NERFINISHED
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NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| middleName | Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Commander ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts
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being the second American to orbit the Earth ⓘ |
| notableWork | participation in early U.S. human spaceflight ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfOrbits | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
aquanaut
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astronaut ⓘ test pilot ⓘ |
| participatedIn | SEALAB II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfProgram | Project Mercury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Boulder, Colorado, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Denver, Colorado, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
NERFINISHED
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Boulder, Colorado, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInSEALABII | aquanaut ⓘ |
| selectedAsAstronaut | 1959 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spacecraft | Aurora 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceMission | Mercury-Atlas 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Rene Louise Price NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasSecond | second American to orbit the Earth ⓘ |
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