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Title: Another Hero Dies
Post by: Sergeant Bob on October 10, 2013, 09:57:39 PM: Scott Carpenter, 2nd Mercury Astronaut to Orbit the Earth, Dies at 88 (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/11/us/scott-carpenter-mercury-astronaut-who-orbited-earth-dies-at-88.html?_r=0)
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Rest in Peace Scott

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For 39 minutes after his capsule hit the Caribbean, according to NASA, there were fears that he had, in fact, perished. He was 250 nautical miles from his intended landing point after making three orbits in a nearly five-hour flight. Although radar and radio signals indicated that his capsule had survived re-entry, it was not immediately clear that he was safe.

A Navy search plane finally spotted him in a bright orange life raft. He remained in it for three hours, accompanied by two frogmen dropped to assist him, before he was picked up by a helicopter and taken to the aircraft carrier Intrepid.

Edited for the linkage impaired :P again!
Title: Re: Another Hero Dies
Post by: Brad Johnson on October 10, 2013, 11:00:24 PM: Flying higher than ever. John Glenn is the last of the Mercury 7 left. RIP.

Brad
Title: Re: Another Hero Dies
Post by: RoadKingLarry on October 11, 2013, 01:56:55 PM: I wonder if he died of a broken heart over the sad state of our current "space program".
Title: Re: Another Hero Dies
Post by: Tallpine on October 11, 2013, 03:14:34 PM: I remember after re-entry they lost radio contact and couldn't find for about an hour :O

He was also involved in the Sealab IIRC.

RIP
Title: Re: Another Hero Dies
Post by: Sergeant Bob on October 11, 2013, 03:31:27 PM: Quote from: Tallpine on October 11, 2013, 03:14:34 PM
I remember after re-entry they lost radio contact and couldn't find for about an hour :O

He was also involved in the Sealab IIRC.

RIP

If you click on the giant RED link in the O.P. it will splain his being lost. =D
Title: Re: Another Hero Dies
Post by: MechAg94 on October 11, 2013, 03:54:15 PM: The movie didn't really cover all that.
Title: Re: Another Hero Dies
Post by: Tallpine on October 11, 2013, 04:00:59 PM: Quote from: Sergeant Bob on October 11, 2013, 03:31:27 PM
If you click on the giant RED link in the O.P. it will splain his being lost. =D

I don't need a link to history - I was there for most of it :P
Title: Re: Another Hero Dies
Post by: Sergeant Bob on October 11, 2013, 04:32:32 PM: Quote from: Tallpine on October 11, 2013, 04:00:59 PM
I don't need a link to history - I was there for most of it :P

So, how did you get through Prohibition? :P :P
Title: Re: Another Hero Dies
Post by: BobR on October 11, 2013, 04:45:13 PM: I love stories like this, too bad you have to search for them because people don't link to them. =D ;) :rofl:

bob
Title: Re: Another Hero Dies
Post by: RoadKingLarry on October 11, 2013, 07:29:59 PM: Quote from: Sergeant Bob on October 11, 2013, 04:32:32 PM
So, how did you get through Prohibition? :P :P

I was kinda wondering which side of the "War of Northern Aggresson" he was on if he wasn't too old yet. =D
Title: Re: Another Hero Dies
Post by: RoadKingLarry on October 11, 2013, 07:39:11 PM: No disrespect to the Mercury 7 men but there should have been 1 more in their number.
Title: Re: Another Hero Dies
Post by: Tallpine on October 12, 2013, 11:30:19 AM: Quote from: RoadKingLarry on October 11, 2013, 07:29:59 PM
I was kinda wondering which side of the "War of Northern Aggresson" he was on if he wasn't too old yet. =D

I'm not sure it ever really ended ... =| And if one uses that name for the war, is there any doubt which side they are on ? ;)

Anyway, since people (well - APS posters, not sure those are all people :P ) are going to tease me about being old then I might as well start the joke myself :lol: