Scott Carpenter was the second astronaut in orbit and flew on Mercury-Atlas 7 on May 24, 1962. The spaceflight was essentially a repeat of Mercury-Atlas 6, but a targeting error during re-entry took Aurora 7 250 miles (400 km) off-course, delaying recovery. Afterwards, he joined the Navy's "Man in the Sea" program and is the only American to be both an astronaut and an aquanaut.Fox, S. (2015, February 20). Scott carpenter, 1925–2013. Retrieved April 22, 2021, from https://www.nasa.gov/astronautprofiles/carpenter Carpenter's Mercury flight was his only trip into space.
Scott Carpenter was the second astronaut in orbit and flew on Mercury-Atlas 7 on May 24, 1962. The spaceflight was essentially a repeat of Mercury-Atlas 6, but a targeting error during re-entry took Aur.ora 7 250 miles (400 km) off-course, .delaying recovery. Afterwards, he joined the Navy's "Man in the Sea" program and is the only American to be both an astronaut and an aquanaut.Fox, S. (2015, February 20) Scott carpenter, 1925–2013 Retrieved April 22, 2021, from https://www.nasa.gov/astronautprofiles/carpenter Carpenter's Mercury flight was his only trip into space.