Malcolm Scott Carpenter (May 1, 1925 – October 10, 2013) was an American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aeronautical engineer, astronaut, and aquanaut. He was one of the Mercury Seven astronauts selected for NASA's Project Mercury in April 1959. Carpenter was the second American (after John Glenn) to orbit the Earth and the fourth American in space, after Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, and Glenn.
Scott Carpenter has 5 screen credits in a career dating back to 1962. Signature works include The Real Men with 'The Right Stuff', Space Men, John Glenn: American Hero. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
