Scott Carpenter

Born: 1925-05-01

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.


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John Glenn: American Hero

as Himself
Released: 1998-10-27

John Glenn goes on another journey into outer space for tests on how old age is affected there....

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Space Men

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2016-02-09

In the 1950s and early '60s, a small band of high-altitude pioneers exposed themselves to the...

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Out of This World

as Special Guest Star
First aired: 1987-09-17

Out Of This World is an American fantasy sitcom about a teenage girl who is half alien, which...

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