Scott Carpenter
Scott Carpenter
Malcolm Scott Carpenter,, was an American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aeronautical engineer, astronaut, and aquanaut. He was one of the original seven astronauts selected for NASA's Project Mercury in April 1959. Carpenter was the second Americanto orbit the Earth and the fourth American in space, following Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, and Glenn. His death on October 10, 2013 left Glenn as the last surviving Mercury 7 member...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAstronaut
Date of Birth1 May 1925
CityBoulder, CO
CountryUnited States of America
We've got to take care of the resources we have on this planet, because there's no resupply possible.
We've all bowled at Cadillac, but today wasn't like the normal Cadillac. It was a very playable shot but just a little different.
To be able to promote your son to captain what an honor. I'm so proud of you, ... The sky's the limit. Before we promote you to captain, I want one more thing from you: I want your final salute as a lieutenant.
They're all very competitive, ... but I've never heard any of them say anything bad about another.
You need to have tools on your system that protect against viruses, you need to have updated patches for the system and you need user education. When you have all three, you'll be able to cut back on the problems.
As a public relations practitioner, it is a tremendous honor to be included on a panel of the top public relations professionals in our business.
Space is not an enterprise that belongs to the U.S. or to Russia or to China - it is a human endeavor and experience. And that's as it should be.
Right on, ... I always thought of us as 'All for one, one for all,' like the Three Musketeers. There's an abiding camaraderie that pleases everybody. It's the life of the group.
People may look at how many points we've scored here in the last three games (67, 67 and 57), but a lot of the reason for that is that our defense has really picked up and we've been able to get some offense out of our defense.
Good luck, have a safe flight, and ... once again, Godspeed, John Glenn.
I liked wrestling a lot better than boxing. I remember thinking at that time that wrestling was a pure demonstration of strength, which I was interested in, while boxing was just hitting somebody or getting hit, which didn't appeal to me. But a demonstration of strength was okay, so I chose wrestling.
Satisfying curiosity ranks No. 2 in my book behind conquering a fear.
It was a cherished experience. I feel I got the chance to see the inner workings of the grand order of things. In the overall scheme of things, it proves that men can do about anything they want to if they work hard enough at it, and I knew that I could do it . . . and that leads, of course, to a strong suspicion that everybody else can do it if they want to.
Pioneering in space was something I would willingly give my life for.