5 thoughts on “Scott Carpenter”

  1. Since most of the Mercury astronauts were of the WWII or Korean war generation, it isn’t too surprising that most of them are gone now. It’s kind of striking to find out how many of the Apollo astronauts from the moon missions are dead.

    Apollo 11: Armstrong
    Apollo 12: Conrad
    Apollo 13: Swigert
    Apollo 14: Shepard, Roosa
    Apollo 15: Irwin
    Apollo 17: Evans

      1. While Plait can in fact be an ass, the post linked to is not an example of him being one. It is a nice tribute to one of the true heroes or culture has produced.

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