50 years ago today, Scott Carpenter flew
the second American manned orbital flight on May 24, 1962. He piloted his
Aurora 7 spacecraft through three revolutions of the earth.
In this photo, taken on May 24, 1962,
Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter looks into his Mercury-Atlas 7 spacecraft, the Aurora
7, before being inserted to begin the launch.
Image Credit: NASA
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