Vale Scott Carpenter

[stephenb (Stephen)]

collectspace.com/news/news-101013b.html

A sad day.

That leaves us with John Glenn as the last remaining Mercury 7 astronaut.

[gary]

Re-live Scott Carpenter's flight on Aurora 7 here -
Part 1 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQyJ2gMhipc
Part 2 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQxMC5IVAE8

[ZeroID (Brent)]

RIP Scott.
We are all space dust eventually ....

[Ric]

One of the true pioneers of space exploration.

RIP Scott

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

I had the great privilege to meet Scott Carpenter in May this year. He was quite frail and used a mobility scooter to get around mostly.
My fondest memory was of him and my friend Sawyer (who is wheelchair bound) racing each other up the corridor of the motel.

[gary]

Originally Posted by jjjnettie

I had the great privilege to meet Scott Carpenter in May this year. He was quite frail and used a mobility scooter to get around mostly.
My fondest memory was of him and my friend Sawyer (who is wheelchair bound) racing each other up the corridor of the motel.

Wonderful story JJJ and lovely picture!