Scott Carpenter is often asked to
speak or lecture on subjects ranging from accounts of his
growing up in Boulder, Colo., to his boyhood fascination
with aviation—topics that might interest educators and
schoolchildren—to highly technical subjects dealing
with spaceflight history.
Many people alive today are too young
to remember the dramatic events leading to the creation of
NASA, the selection of the Project Mercury astronauts, and
the eventual moon landings. Fortunately, we have witnesses
who remember and can tell at least some the stories about
that time.
Commander Carpenter can speak about
innovation, physical conditioning, leadership, underwater
exploration, the importance of teamwork, individual
excellence, and the setting of personal goals. He can also
speak on technical topics. Carpenter tries to stay current
in his field (aeronautical engineering). Also, as an
eyewitness to and participant in key events of the earliest
days of the U.S. space program, especially Project Mercury,
Carpenter is in a unique position to talk about NASA and the
people there and elsewhere who made it all possible.
General interest in the cold war and the early U.S. space
program has
increased with the passing of the 50th anniversary of NASA and
the 40th anniversary of the first Moon landings.
As an innovator and test
subject working underwater, as a member of the U.S.
Navy’s Sealab program in the 1960s, Carpenter can also
recount his adventures training and working with the
aquanauts of Sealabs 1, 2, and 3.
Email Cmdr. Carpenter here for more information
about his availability
Scott and
Astronaut Nurse Dee O'Hara in 2007
