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Aurora 7 Mercury

United States of America · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1962

Malcolm Scott Carpenter24 May 1962

Cape Canaveral, Florida · Science / Astronomy

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

Names involved

Malcolm Scott Carpenter

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