01758cam a2200301 4500 4016889 TxAuBib 20080405120000.0 240626s2002||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780151004676 0151004676 (OCoLC)50404106 TxAuBib Carpenter, M. Scott, 1925-2013., (Malcolm Scott.) For spacious skies : the uncommon journey of a Mercury astronaut / Scott Carpenter and Kris Stoever. 1st ed. Orlando : Harcourt, 2002. xiii, 370 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes index. Coming from a family of early Colorado pioneers, astronaut Scott Carpenter grew up with a vibrant frontier tradition of exploration. He went on to become one of seven Project Mercury astronauts to take part in America's burgeoning space program in the 1960s. Here he writes of the pioneering science, training, and biomedicine of early space flight and tells the heart-stopping tale of his famous spaceflight aboard Aurora 7. Carpenter also shares a family story of tenderness and fortitude. Raised by his grandparents in Boulder, Colorado, while his mother lay sick for years with tuberculosis, Carpenter witnessed bravery, love, sacrifice, and endurance that prepared him for life as a Navy pilot during two wars, service to country as a Mercury astronaut, and finally as a pioneering underwater explorer. 20080405. Carpenter, M. Scott Malcolm Scott 1925-2013. Project Mercury (U.S.) History. Astronauts United States Biography. Space flights. Stoever, Kris. TXMOO