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ScreamingMeemie

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25. Even now, watching the films, it's amazing

Reply to locks (Reply #22)

Thu Oct 10, 2013, 11:42 PM

Oct 2013

The courage it took to climb into that capsule.

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Mercury 7 Astronaut Scott Carpenter Has Died [View all] ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 OP

Yes indeed...rest in peace... CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2013 #1

Time moves so quickly. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #30

Farewell and Godspeed, Commander Carpenter LongTomH Oct 2013 #2

Damn, he had an interesting career as astronaut and aquanaut. edbermac Oct 2013 #3

A very unique life. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #31

Rest in Peace, Scott Carpenter. Uncle Joe Oct 2013 #4

It really choked me up when I read it. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #32

RIP RocketMan Indeed HangOnKids Oct 2013 #5

Sigh SheilaT Oct 2013 #6

me too - and our imaginations went wild with what was to come rurallib Oct 2013 #17

Those were the days. randome Oct 2013 #7

... ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #33

Remember meeting him, RIP watercolors Oct 2013 #8

r.i.p. Blue_Tires Oct 2013 #9

. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #34

He was unfairly criticized oswaldactedalone Oct 2013 #10

Slayton thought nothing of the sort of Gus Grissom.... GatorOrange Oct 2013 #11

I think that was flight director Chris Kraft more than Slayton. edbermac Oct 2013 #13

Most of the brass at NASA took issue with Gordo Cooper GatorOrange Oct 2013 #14

I seem to remember his ex wife became a TV personality Kingofalldems Oct 2013 #16

I listened to the broadcasts of Mercury and Appollo Half-Century Man Oct 2013 #12

I love what you wrote. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #28

...and then there was one. Cooley Hurd Oct 2013 #15

^ Wilms Oct 2013 #18

Mercury Astronauts had balls of steel SlipperySlope Oct 2013 #19

Honestly breathtaking how brave one had to be.. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #27

lived on the cape when I was a little kid MindPilot Oct 2013 #20

It is really sad. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #26

Thanks for giving wings to our dreams. Rest sweetly. nt Hekate Oct 2013 #21

A courageous man locks Oct 2013 #22

Even now, watching the films, it's amazing ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #25

Cross easy. And thank you for so many of my youthful dreams. nolabear Oct 2013 #23

I hope so too. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #24

Rest in peace. Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #29

I use to dream about being an astronaut. Lint Head Oct 2013 #35