Honoring the life and work of Commander M. Scott Carpenter, the second American to orbit the Earth.

Honors Commander M. Scott Carpenter, the second American to orbit the Earth, for his brave work, unrelenting passion for space exploration, and encouragement in sending future students into the fields of aeronautics, astronautics, and undersea exploration.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 400 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 400

Honoring the life and work of Commander M. Scott Carpenter, the second 
                      American to orbit the Earth.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 30, 2013

  Mr. Perlmutter (for himself and Mr. Polis) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and 
                               Technology

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Honoring the life and work of Commander M. Scott Carpenter, the second 
                      American to orbit the Earth.

Whereas Commander M. Scott Carpenter was 1 of the original 7 astronauts of the 
        National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Project Mercury;
Whereas, in 1962, Mr. Carpenter, aboard the spacecraft Aurora 7, was the second 
        American to orbit the Earth and was able to overcome extreme technical 
        difficulties during the mission by manually piloting the spacecraft to a 
        safe re-entry;
Whereas, in 1965, Mr. Carpenter spent 30 days living and working on the ocean 
        floor as an aquanaut aboard the Sealab II;
Whereas Mr. Carpenter was the fourth American to go into space;
Whereas Malcolm Scott Carpenter was born on May 1, 1925, in Boulder, Colorado, 
        and was also a resident of New York City for a time;
Whereas Mr. Carpenter became a naval aviation cadet in 1943, serving his country 
        for the duration of World War II, after which he entered the University 
        of Colorado in 1946, received a Navy commission in 1949, and earned his 
        wings of gold in 1951;
Whereas Mr. Carpenter flew patrol planes during the Korean war, trained as a 
        test pilot at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, and was chosen 
        in April 1959 among 7 military test pilots to be a Mercury astronaut, 
        helping to carry out President John F. Kennedy's goal of putting a man 
        on the Moon; and
Whereas Mr. Carpenter is survived by his wife, Patricia Barrett Carpenter; his 
        sons Jay, Matthew, Nicholas, and Zachary; his daughters Kristen Stoever 
        and Candace Carpenter; 1 granddaughter; 3 stepchildren; and 5 step-
        grandchildren: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) honors Commander M. Scott Carpenter for his brave work, 
        unrelenting passion for space exploration, and encouragement in 
        sending future students into the fields of aeronautics, 
        astronautics, and undersea exploration; and
            (2) acknowledges Mr. Carpenter as a dynamic pioneer of 
        modern exploration.
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