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Mercury Mission Control, Astronaut Scott Carpenter

Astronaut Scott Carpenter stands in front of the Mercury Control Center at Cape Canaveral.
Astronaut Scott Carpenter stands in front of the Mercury Control Center at Cape Canaveral. Carpenter was the pilot for the Mercury-Atlas 7 mission aboard Aurora 7, which launched May 24, 1962.

Astronaut Scott Carpenter stands in front of the Mercury Control Center at Cape Canaveral. Carpenter was the pilot for the Mercury-Atlas 7 mission aboard Aurora 7, which launched May 24, 1962.
Image credit: NASA