Malcolm Scott Carpenter Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Malcolm Scott Carpenter, based on 3 World History Database records associated with United States of America.

3 records1959–19623 events2 places

Chronological biography

1959

Project Mercury Astronaut Selection9 April 1959

Science / Astronomy · Washington, D.C.

NASA introduces Carpenter as one of the seven military test pilots selected for Project Mercury.

1962

Mercury Experiments1962

Science / Astronomy

During Aurora 7, Carpenter conducts scientific and engineering observations while completing three Earth orbits.

Aurora 7 Mercury24 May 1962

Science / Astronomy · Cape Canaveral, Florida

Carpenter pilots Aurora 7 on a three-orbit Project Mercury mission that confirms the success of America's first orbital flight.

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.