Ad Astra - To The Stars! - Biographies - C
Name
Role
Notes
Carpenter, Scott
Astronaut
One of the original
Mercury
astronauts,
Carpenter
flew on
Mercury 7
and was the second American to orbit the Earth.
Conrad, Pete
Astronaut
Pete
was the third man to step onto the Moon, crying "Whoopee!" as he did so. He later commanded Skylab 1, which repaired that damaged station. He was killed in a motorcycle accident in July 1999.
Cooper, Gordo
Astronaut
In
1963,
Cooper
became the first American to spend more than a day in space, aboard
Mercury 9.
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