Scott Carpenter Press Kit

Commander M. Scott Carpenter—
“The first to be at once oceanaut and astronaut
whose vision informs his courage to
reach beneath the water and beyond the air”
—from Diver of the Year award, 1997

Scott Carpenter’s American life has been marked by adventure, service, investigation, and exploration. From a Colorado boyhood spent dreaming of airplanes in the years leading up to World War II, Carpenter has flown in wartime skies over Korea, flight-tested new aircraft at NAS Patuxent River during the cold war, left earth’s atmosphere to travel in space, and led expeditions to the bottom of the sea. His pursuit of knowledge and understanding and his devotion to duty and country have made him a naval aviator and aquanaut of the first order, and a member of the most exclusive fraternity of all—the Project Mercury astronauts.

 

Commander M. Scott Carpenter— Biography (20kb - .pdf)

Commander M. Scott Carpenter— FAQ's (20kb - .pdf)

Commander M. Scott Carpenter— Current Photograph (5.6mb - .jpg)

Lt (j.g.) M. S. Carpenter (USN), Korean war 1951 (76K - .jpg)