Astronaut Scott Carpenter, the second American to orbit the earth (and
whose Aurora 7 capsule came down about 400 kilometers away from the target
point, prompting a search that ended with his being discovered alive and well
and waving from his life raft), is reported dead at 88. John Glenn is the only
of the Mercury 7 astronauts still living:
http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-101013b.html
Scott Carpenter, astronaut-aquanaut, dies, was second American
in orbit
> October 10, 2013 — Godspeed, Scott Carpenter.
>
> The United States' fourth astronaut to fly in space and the
> second to orbit the Earth, Carpenter, 88, died on Thursday (Oct. 10) after
> suffering a recent stroke.
>
> The original Mercury 7 astronaut was being cared for at a
> hospice center in Denver when he passed. Carpenter wasinitially expected to
> make a full recovery from the stroke, but his condition worsened this week,
> sources close to his family shared.
>
> Carpenter passed at 5:30 a.m. MDT (7:30 a.m. EDT; 1130 GMT)
> with his wife Patty at his side, his family confirmed to collectSPACE.
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