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- Carpenter's Flight
50 years ago today, Scott Carpenter flew the second American manned orbital flight on May 24, 1962. He piloted his Aurora 7 spacecraft through three revolutions of the earth. In this photo, taken on May 24, 1962, Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter looks into his Mercury-Atlas 7 spacecraft, the Aurora 7, before being inserted to begin the launch. Image Credit: NASA
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Daily Archives: December 16, 2009
TR – Vigor
Concluding our TR series of Motivators from the good folks over at The Art of Manliness. I hope you have enjoyed it, and have added The Art of Manliness to your reading list. Definitely something that we have lost as … Continue reading
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