Monday, May 24, 2004

Forgotten by History, by Coming in Second

Many individuals are aware that John Glenn was the first American to orbit the earth.  But, are you aware of who is the second American to orbit earth? His name is Scott Carpenter, and his flight took place on May 24th, 1962.

"Carpenter flew the second American manned orbital flight on May 24, 1962. He piloted his Aurora 7 spacecraft through three revolutions of the earth, reaching a maximum altitude of 164 miles. The spacecraft landed in the Atlantic Ocean about 1000 miles southeast of Cape Canaveral after 4 hours and 54 minutes of flight time."

Posted by John Venlet on 05/24 at 06:18 AM
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