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	Scott Carpenter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Malcolm Scott Carpenter (born May 1, 1925) was one of the original seven astronauts selected in 1959 for Project Mercury.
		Carpenter was then appointed to the Navy Test Pilot School, class 13, at Patuxent River N.A.S. in 1954.
		Carpenter retired from the Navy in 1969, after which he founded Sea Sciences, Inc., a corporation for developing programs for utilizing ocean resources and improved environmental health.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Scott_Carpenter (977 words)

	Scott Carpenter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Commissioned in the U.S. Navy in 1949, he flew non-combat missions in the Korean War, attended the in Patuxent River in 1954, worked as a test pilot in the, and was later assigned as on the USS Hornet.
		When he was chosen as one of the Mercury Seven, Carpenter was back-up pilot for John Glenn and when Deke Slayton was withdrawn on medical grounds from the second manned orbital flight of Project Mercury, Carpenter was assined to replace him.
		Carpenter was fascinated by observing the Earth and the 'fire fly' particles of frozen liquid around the craft, which had been observed by John Glenn in the previous Mercury flight.
	www.hackettstown.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Scott_Carpenter (502 words)

	Astronaut Bio: Scott Carpenter
		Scott Carpenter, a dynamic pioneer of modern exploration, has the unique distinction of being the first human ever to penetrate both inner and outer space, thereby acquiring the dual title, Astronaut/Aquanaut.
		Carpenter was selected as one of the original seven Mercury Astronauts on April 9, 1959.
		Carpenter’s awards include the Navy’s Legion of Merit, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, U.S. Navy Astronaut Wings, the University of Colorado Recognition Medal, the Collier Trophy, the New York City Gold Medal of Honor, the Elisha Kent Kane Medal, the Ustica Gold Trident, and the Boy Scouts of America Silver Buffalo.
	www.jsc.nasa.gov /Bios/htmlbios/carpenter-ms.html (889 words)

	This New Ocean - Ch13-9
		Carpenter enjoyed his floating orbit, observing that it was a simple matter to start a roll rate of [452] perhaps one degree per second and let the capsule slowly revolve as long as desired.
		Carpenter felt that the completed plan should be in the astronaut's hands at least two months before a scheduled flight and that the flight agenda should allow more time for the pilot to observe, evaluate, and record.
		Carpenter was comfortable once again by the end of the first orbit; he was hot again during the second; and he finally got the suit temperature down to a comfortable level on the third.
	www.hq.nasa.gov /office/pao/History/SP-4201/ch13-9.htm (8016 words)

	Scott Carpenter -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Carpenter was fascinated by observing the Earth and the 'fire fly' particles of frozen liquid around the craft, which had been observed by (Made the first orbital rocket-powered flight by a United States astronaut in 1962; later in United States Senate (1921-)) John Glenn in the previous Mercury flight.
		Fuel consumption was a problem during the flight and a mis-timed re-entry burn resulted in the craft overshooting the planned landing point by 250 miles.
		He was never chosen to fly in space again, and was given an extended leave of absence to work on the Navy's (Click link for more info and facts about Sealab) Sealab project in which in 1965 he spent 28 days living on the ocean bed.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/sc/scott_carpenter.htm (334 words)

	Astronaut Scholarship Foundation: Scott Carpenter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Scott Carpenter, one of America's original Mercury Seven astronauts, has the unique distinction of being the first human being to conduct missions in both outer- and inner-space.
		Carpenter was commissioned in the U.S. Navy in 1949, received flight training at Pensacola, Fla., and Corpus Christi, Tex., and became a Naval aviator in 1951.
		Carpenter was selected one of the original seven Mercury astronauts in 1959.
	www.astronautscholarship.org /carpenter.html (395 words)

	Cdr. M. Scott Carpenter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Scott Carpenter has the unique distinction of being the only human ever to penetrate both inner and outer space, acquiring the dual title Astronaut/Aquanaut.
		Carpenter was selected as one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts on April 9, 1959.
		Upon returning to his NASA duties as executive assistant to the director of the Manned Spaceflight Center, Carpenter was active in the design of the Apollo Lunar Landing Module and the underwater extra-vehicular activity crew training.
	www.darkmatterinc.tv /rmipms/carpenter.htm (210 words)

	40th Anniversary of Mercury 7: Malcolm Scott Carpenter
		Malcolm Scott Carpenter, Commander (USN, Ret.), was born on May 1, 1925, in Boulder, Colorado, to parents Dr. Marion Carpenter and Florence Kelso (Noxon) Carpenter.
		Carpenter was, however, able to judge its colors—the orange being the most visible, which was a clue NASA used for painting objects necessary for orbital rendezvous procedures.
		Carpenter is an honorary fellow in the Institute of Environmental Sciences, a member of the Association of Space Explorers–USA, and a member of Delta Tau Delta.
	www.hq.nasa.gov /office/pao/History/40thmerc7/carpenter.htm (3096 words)

	Astronaut Bio: Scott Carpenter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Carpenter was selected as one of the original seven U.S. Astronauts on April 9, 1959.
		Carpenter, a dynamic pioneer of modern exploration, has the unique distinction of being the only human ever to penetrate both outer and inner space, theregy acquiring the dual title, astronaut/aquanaut.
		Upon retirement from the Navy in 1969, Carpenter founded and was chief executive officer of Sear Sciences, Inc., a venture capital corporation active in developing programs aimed at enhanced utilization of ocean resources and improved health of the planet.
	vesuvius.jsc.nasa.gov /er/seh/carpent.htm (799 words)

	Mini Biographies of Scots and Scots Descendants - Carpenter, Malcolm Scott
		Carpenter’s second orbit was under manual control, and during it he discovered that he could make small changes in the capsule’s orientation in space by movements of his head and arms.
		A commander in the U.S. navy, Carpenter had served with an antisubmarine patrol during the Korean War.
		From 1965 to 1967 he was a member of the navy aquanaut project and in 1969 retired from the navy to go into private business.
	www.electricscotland.com /WEBCLANS/minibios/c/carpenter_malcolm.htm (141 words)

	Carpenter, (Malcolm) Scott - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Carpenter, (Malcolm) Scott
		US astronaut Scott Carpenter studies the honeycomb structure at the base of the Mercury spacecraft Aurora 7.
		Carpenter, Matthew Hale (born Decatur Merritt Hammond Carpenter)
		This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Carpenter,+(Malcolm)+Scott (169 words)

	Encyclopedia: Scott Carpenter
		The Lockheed P-2 Neptune (until 1963 the P2V Neptune) was a naval patrol bomber and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft for the United States Navy between 1947 and 1978, replacing the PV-1 Ventura and PV-2 Harpoon and being replaced in turn with the P-3 Orion.
		Alternate meaning: Mercury Seven Crew Scott Carpenter The original prime crew for Mercury Atlas-7 was Deke Slayton, however Slayton was controversially removed from all flight crew availability after the discovery of cardiac arrhythmia during a training run in the G-loading centrifuge.
		A Redstone rocket, part of the Mercury program A rocket is a vehicle, missile or aircraft which obtains thrust by the reaction to the ejection of fast moving exhaust gas from within a rocket engine.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Scott-Carpenter (1631 words)

	Carpenter
		Scott Carpenter, a dynamic pioneer of modern exploration, has the unique distinction of being the only human ever to penetrate both outer and inner space, thereby acquiring the dual title, astronaut/aquanaut.
		Scott Carpenter in Aurora 7 is enthralled by his environment but uses too much orientation fuel.
		Astronaut Carpenter was later picked up safely by a helicopter after a long wait in the ocean and fears for his safety.
	www.friends-partners.org /partners/mwade/astros/carenter.htm (798 words)

	Lunar Orbit - Scott Carpenter
		Carpenter entered the U.S. Navy in 1949 and received flight training at Pensacola, Florida, and Corpus Christi, Texas.
		Carpenter's awards include, among others, The Legion of Merit, The Distinguished Flying Cross, The NASA Distinguished Service Medal, Astronaut Wings, University of Colorado Recognition Medal, The Collier Trophy, The New York City Gold Medal of Honor, The Elisha Kent Kane Medal, The Boy Scouts of America Silver Buffalo, and The Numismatica Italiana Award.
		Since retirement from the Navy in 1969, Carpenter has made his home in Los Angeles, and continues to apply his knowledge of aerospace and ocean engineering technology to the private sector.
	lunarorbit.tripod.com /carpenter.html (505 words)

	Aurora 7
		The launch vehicle used to accelerate Carpenter and the Aurora 7 spacecraft was an Atlas D. The differences between the Atlas 107-D launch vehicle and the Atlas 109-D used for MA-6 involved retention of the insulation bulkhead and reduction of the staging time from 131.3 to 130.1 seconds after liftoff.
		After landing, Carpenter reported a severe list angle on the order of 60 degrees from vertical and post flight photographs of the spacecraft taken after egress indicated approximately a 45 degree list angle.
		Carpenter was picked up by HSS-2 helicopters dispatched from the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid (CVS-11) while the destroyer USS Farragut (DLG-6) watched the Aurora 7 capsule until it could be retrieved with special equipment aboard the USS John R. Pierce about 6 hours later.
	www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov /kscpao/history/mercury/ma-7/ma-7.htm (628 words)

	Impressions of Scott Carpenter - collectSPACE: Messages
		Scott had fallen the night before, and had a big bandage and a fl eye.
		Scott Carpenter is one of the most easygoing and pleasant persons one could ever meet.
		In the end, Carpenter was able to do far more: he articulated his love of flight and engineering, addressed persistent questions about his spaceflight in 1962, and made a genuine contribution to the literature.
	www.collectspace.com /ubb/Forum38/HTML/000010.html (1384 words)

	For Spacious Skies - Scott Carpenter - Penguin Group (USA) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Carpenter overcame tremendous adversity to go from small-town boy to Navy test pilot, Mercury astronaut, and undersea explorer.
		Bolted inside the spacecraft at the top of the Atlas rocket, strapped into his contour couch, lay Scott Carpenter, preparing to be the second American to orbit the earth.
		Only two years old at the time, Scott Carpenter was in the company of his young parents on a trip to Colorado.
	www.penguinputnam.com /nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,0_0451211057,00.html (1590 words)

	Columns Magazine: June 2004 - Extras: Scott Carpenter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In seventh grade, Scott Carpenter, '97, decided he wanted to be in the space industry.
		It was there that the UW aeronautics and astronautics graduate analyzed the parts attached to the lander, the vehicle that carried the rovers Spirit and Opportunity to the Red Planet in January.
		Carpenter, who earned his bachelor's degree from MIT, selected the UW for graduate school because he wanted to work with Professor Kuen Lin, who is famous for his research into the "fracture criteria" for how composite materials fail.
	www.washington.edu /alumni/columns/june04/extras_carpenter.html (319 words)

	Review \| For Spacious Skies by Scott Carpenter and Kris Stoever (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Scott Carpenter was one of the astronauts canonized by Tom Wolf's The Right Stuff.
		Scott would remember the sunrises and sunsets as the most beautiful and spectacular events of his flight aboard Aurora 7.
		It is richly detailed, informative and exciting, at times deeply moving, it examines America's space program in the 1960s from the inside as well as one man's path both in and out of it.
	www.janmag.com /biography/forspaciousskies.html (455 words)

	Scott Carpenter: Acts of Fiction
		Scott Carpenter shows how the restructuring of society in postrevolutionary France (1795-1869) triggered a variety of narrative attempts to come to terms with social, political, and epistemological shifts.
		While identifying four modes of writing in works by Sade, Balzac, Nerval, and Baudelaire, Carpenter studies the entanglements of literature and history, demonstrating how narratives were used to re-engineer the cultural imagination.
		Scott Carpenter is Associate Professor of French at Carleton College.
	www.psupress.org /books/titles/0-271-01450-4.html (175 words)

	CV: Ian Koblick, Scott Carpenter, Lance Rennka
		Scott Carpenter is a dynamic pioneer of modern exploration.
		Best known for his work as one of the world's first astronauts, Scott has tested and flown a wide variety of aircraft and was selected as one of the original seven Mercury astronauts in 1959.
		Today Carpenter continues to apply his knowledge of aerospace and ocean engineering as a consultant to industry and the private sector.
	www.mrdf.org /iank.htm (544 words)

	Scott Carpenter - netlexikon
		Carpenters Eltern trennten sich, als er drei Jahre alt war und weil seine Mutter an Tuberkulose litt, wuchs er bei Freunden der Familie auf.
		Nach dem Studium der Luftfahrttechnik an der Universität von Boulder trat Carpenter 1949 in die US-Marine ein, und wurde dort 1951 Pilot, ab 1954 Testpilot.
		Carpenter hat zwei Romane und eine Autobiographie geschrieben.
	www.lexikon-definition.de /Scott-Carpenter.html (343 words)

	Scott&Leslie Carpenter - Building dreams, one client at a time.
		Since 1994 Scott and Leslie have grown their group of satisfied clients as they grew their family, kept in touch with many, and helped as their housing needs changed with the years.
		Scott, Leslie and now James Carpenter would like to invite you to join their group of their satisfied group of VIP Buyers and Sellers.
		Being a VIP with the Carpenter Team of ReMax Select Properties means that as a seller you get first look at all of the new properties that come on the market that meet your buying criteria.
	www.scottlesliecarpenter.com (297 words)

	carpenter
		Scott Carpenter learned the art of woodcrafting as a boy from his grandfather, who also gave Scott his first job delivering newspapers.
		Carpenter studied the movements of liquids freed from gravity, and he became the first astronaut to drink large quantities of water for restoring water balance after perspiration.
		Scott Carpenter was the second American to orbit the Earth.
	home.comcast.net /~bfmuldrake/carpenter.html (998 words)

	Corporate Speakers - Astronaut - Scott Carpenter
		Scott Carpenter, a dynamic pioneer of modern exploration, has the unique distinction of being the only human ever to penetrate both inner and outer space, thereby acquiring the dual title - "Astronaut/Aquanaut."
		He lectures frequently on the history and future of ocean and space technology, the impact of scientific and technological advance on human affairs, space age and man's continuing search for excellence.
		Inspire your team with a speaking engagement with astronaut Scott Carpenter.
	www.corporateartists.com /speaker_scott_carpenter.html (192 words)

	Biography of J. Scott Carpenter
		Deputy Assistant Secretary J. Scott Carpenter, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, joined the Near East Affairs bureau on August 23, 2004 and is responsible for overseeing the Middle East Partnership Initiative.
		In his capacity as Director of Governance DAS Carpenter helped to guide the political transition and to initiate a wide array of democracy initiatives during the whole of CPA's existence.
		Carpenter holds a graduate degree from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in economics and European studies.
	www.state.gov /p/nea/rls/37947.htm (467 words)

	CU Astronaut-Alum Scott Carpenter Jan. 31 Event To Be Rescheduled \| News Center \| University of Colorado at Boulder
		A talk and book signing event featuring University of Colorado at Boulder astronaut-alumnus Scott Carpenter originally scheduled for Friday, Jan. 31, on campus has been delayed due to a death in the family.
		Carpenter was scheduled to be on the CU-Boulder campus to talk about his new book, "For Spacious Skies: The Uncommon Journey of a Mercury Astronaut."
		The second astronaut to orbit the Earth, Carpenter grew up in Boulder and became one of seven Project Mercury astronauts to take part in America's pioneering space program in the 1960s.
	www.colorado.edu /news/releases/2003/28.html (215 words)

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