Scott Carpenter
Born: 1925-05-01 in Boulder, Colorado, USA
Died: 2013-10-10
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
2016
- Space Men as Self (archive footage)
2003
1998
- John Glenn: American Hero as Himself
1988
- American Experience as Self (archive footage)
1987
- Out of This World as Special Guest Star
1962
- The Merv Griffin Show as Self