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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Topic Author's Original Post - Oct 10, 2013 - 04:52pm PT
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Scott Carpenter, the second US citizen to orbit the earth in space and (more or less) someone from Boulder, Colorado, has died at age 88.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/11/us/scott-carpenter-mercury-astronaut-who-orbited-earth-dies-at-88.html?hp&_r=0
Carpenter orbited the Earth in Aurora 7 on May 24th, 1962, and was so the fourth human in orbit. His capsule name was in part a play on the intersection of Aurora & Seventh, in Boulder. He was the second last survivor of the "Mercury Seven" (Shepherd, Grissom, Glenn, Carpenter, Slayton, Schirra, and Cooper) - only John Herschel Glenn remains, aged 92.
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Oct 10, 2013 - 05:05pm PT
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Now you're really bringing back memories, MH. I remember getting up early to watch live coverage of the launch on our black & white TV.
Interestingly, but rather OT, when I clicked on this thread, a pop-up emerged asking me if I needed as carpenter's service.
John
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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujo de La Playa
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Oct 10, 2013 - 05:36pm PT
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Scott phones it in. Anybody have the transcript?
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Oct 10, 2013 - 06:28pm PT
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On the article, did you see the clothes Mrs. Carpenter was
wearing??? What a flashback!~!!!!
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Oct 10, 2013 - 06:30pm PT
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The right stuff....
He had it.
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bhilden
Trad climber
Mountain View, CA/Boulder, CO
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Oct 10, 2013 - 06:34pm PT
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He has a swimming pool named after him in Boulder and, no!, I am not talking about his basement after the recent epic flooding. A true American hero!
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Gene
climber
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Oct 10, 2013 - 07:07pm PT
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Rene Carpenter enjoys wearing Scott's helmet at the White House.
The Mercury 7 are special men. RIP Mr. Carpenter.
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