Born: May 1, 1925 in Boulder, Colorado [Died] October 10, 2013. Denver, Colorado. American astronaut. Full name Malcolm Scott Carpenter. After studying astronautics at the University of Colorado, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1949 and served in the Korean War. In the late 1950s, he became a Navy test pilot, and in April 1959, he was one of seven astronauts selected for NASA's Project Mercury. He became the second American to orbit the Earth on the Aurora 7, launched on May 24, 1962, and orbited the Earth three times (→spacecraft). In 1964, he injured his left arm in a motorcycle accident and retired from astronaut duties. In 1965, he participated in the Navy's Sealab II underwater habitation experiment, living 62.5 meters underwater. He retired from the Navy in 1969 and became a civilian involved in marine energy research. Carpenter |
[生]1925.5.1. コロラド,ボールダー [没]2013.10.10. コロラド,デンバー アメリカ合衆国の宇宙飛行士。フルネーム Malcolm Scott Carpenter。コロラド大学で宇宙工学を学んだのち,1949年アメリカ海軍に入隊,朝鮮戦争に従軍。1950年代後半,海軍テストパイロットとなり,1959年4月,アメリカ航空宇宙局 NASAのマーキュリー計画のために選ばれた 7人の宇宙飛行士の一人となった。1962年5月24日に打ち上げられた『オーロラ』7号でアメリカ人として 2人目となる軌道飛行を行ない,地球を 3周した(→宇宙船)。1964年オートバイ事故により左腕を負傷,宇宙飛行士を退く。1965年に海軍の海中居住実験計画「シーラブII」に参加,水深 62.5mの海中で生活した。1969年海軍を退役し,民間人として海洋エネルギー研究に携わった。 カーペンター
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