My+Favourite+Astronaut

Malcolm Scott Carpenter (born May 1st, 1925, in Boulder, Colorado) was one of the Original 7 astronauts, and my favourite of them all. Scott Carpenter was the 2nd American to orbit around the earth, and the 4th ever to fly in space. He had many great achievements in his life, and being still alive, he may have more to come. ||
 * __ Andrew’s Favourite Astronaut __**

**__ Training __** Carpenter, Graduated from Boulder High School in 1943, and then Train as an aviation Cadet at V-12 Navy College Training Program, until around the end of World War 2. He returned to Boulder in November 1945 to study aeronautical engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU). At the end of his senior year, he missed the final examination in heat transfer, leaving him one requirement short of a degree. But after his flight in Space Shuttle Mercury, the University granted him the degree on the grounds that "His subsequent training as an Astronaut has more than made up for the deficiency in the subject of heat transfer." **__ Space Life __** Scott Carpenter was a part of space mission mercury. He was only meant to be a Back up pilot for John Glenn, but when Deke Slayton was removed from the Mercury Project, Carpenter was asked to replace him, thus the famous astronaut was born, In Mission Mercury Soctt Flew A space Craft //Aurora 7,// this orbited the earth 3 times before touching down. Mercury was, Sadly, Scott Carpenters 1st and only mission, because of a series of unfortunate events. These events included, him being criticized for some of the malfunctions, that happened on mission Mercury, as well as a serious motor Cycle accident that cost Carpenter his left arm, making him unfit for space flight. Scott was forced to resign from NASA in 1967. **__ Achievements __** Scott Carpenter was the 2nd American to orbit around the earth, and the 4th American ever in space. He also earned the great achievement of being the 1st American ever to eat solid food in space. Do to these respectable achievements, Scott was rewarded a Park called Scott Carpenter park in his honor, as well as a school named after the space craft he flew.

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