I watched the launch of MA-7 on 24 May 1962. I never saw this footage before. Thanks for posting it.
@troysimons7361
3 ай бұрын
Carpenter was awarded the NASA Distinguished Service Medal for his excursion into space.
@troysimons7361
3 ай бұрын
The fourth American astronaut, Carpenter looks 👌 cute, charming, fabulous and enchanting in his silver space suit.
@troysimons7361
2 ай бұрын
The fourth American astronaut, Carpenter wore a silver space suit on his excursion into space on May 24 ,1962.
@narajuna
5 ай бұрын
Scott was the only multi-engine pilot among the elite cadre of veteran jet pilots, and it was whispered that he didn't volunteer for the space program, his dynamic and attractive wife did. Scott was just glad to be around, and was physically fit to an amazing degree. But he screwed up his own Mercury flight by joyriding, not paying enough attention to the job, missing his retrofire cue and splashing down several hundred miles from the target area. It became pretty obvious that Scott would never fly in space again. ( Gene Cernan)
@naardri
5 ай бұрын
The facials of those seen during the post-flight video section do seem to convey an unspoken attitude that is not bonhomie
@spinav8r
5 ай бұрын
Facials? Were they having spa beauty treatments?
@narajuna
5 ай бұрын
I understand what you are saying, a little culture is helpful, kind of like Body Language of #11; they had fresh happy faces on ship, was after Debriefing in Conference that underlying uncomfort. adjective of or affecting the face:
@foxmccloud7055
5 ай бұрын
Chris Kraft after this flight made sure that Scott Carpenter never flew in space again.
@mikeburch2998
5 ай бұрын
Yes, Carpenter seemed to come across as kind of a loose cannon in space. Can't have it.
@mistermac56
5 ай бұрын
@@mikeburch2998 Carpenter shouldn't get the total blame. There were too many experiments scheduled (think Apollo 7), and there was far too much effort spent by the ground having Carpenter working on the balloon experiment, which I have always felt, had little to no scientific or engineering value and wasted too much thruster fuel.
@narajuna
5 ай бұрын
The whole APOLLO program was a loose canon, Authorities dont want to repeat the huge risking taken back then, many steps to reproduce that feat.
@keithharris1672
5 ай бұрын
He was the only Merc Astro to come up through the nose of the spacecraft and get into his life raft. To me in the middle of the ocean a pretty daunting accomplishment.
@narajuna
5 ай бұрын
Carpenter's performance in space was the subject of criticism and controversy. However, then problems occurred and Kraft wrote in his 2001 memoir "He was completely ignoring our request to check his instruments... I swore an oath that Scott Carpenter would never again fly in space."[50] Kraft went so far as to name the chapter of his memoirs dealing with Carpenter's flight The Man Malfunctioned. [51]
@foxmccloud7055
5 ай бұрын
After this mission, the soviets struck again with the first dual flights of Vostok 3 (flown by Andrian Nikoleyev) and Vostok 4 (flown by Pavel Popovich). These two flights were launched within 24hrs of each other and passed within several miles of each other and they were able to talk to each other by radio. This proved that rendezvous with two spacecraft was possible and both missions ended with 15minutes of each other and were given a hero's welcome in Moscow. Source: Russian Space Web- The Dual Flights of Vostok 3 and 4
@narajuna
5 ай бұрын
several MILES if proof of Rendezvous connection? You a school teacher?
@robbhahn8897
5 ай бұрын
I vunder ver Wherner vent?
@override7486
5 ай бұрын
Vorking on those upgraded Vonder Veapons. I guess V3 (aka Saturn vehicle).
Пікірлер: 21