M Scott Carpenter

Carpenter is one of the seven original "Right Stuff" astronauts. The fourth American in space and the second to orbit the Earth, Carpenter went after Project Mercury to participate in the U.S. Navy's pioneering Man-in-the-Sea program as an underwater explorer and researcher.

Carpenter is one of the seven original "Right Stuff" astronauts. The fourth American in space and the second to orbit the Earth, Carpenter went after Project Mercury to participate in the U.S. Navy's pioneering Man-in-the-Sea program as an underwater explorer and researcher. See less