Scott Carpenter
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: May 1, 1925
Day of Death: October 10, 2013 (89 years old)
Place of Birth: Boulder, Colorado, USA
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.
