The original seven Mercury astronauts were from left: Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn Jr., Gus Grissom, Walter Schirra, Alan Shepard and Deke Slayton standing in front of a Convair F-106B aircraft January 20, 1961 at NASA Langley Research Center, CA. Carpenter one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts and the second American to orbit the Earth died October 10, 2013 at age 88.

The original seven Mercury astronauts were from left: Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn Jr., Gus Grissom, Walter Schirra, Alan Shepard and Deke Slayton standing in front of a Convair F-106B aircraft January 20, 1961 at NASA Langley Research Center, CA. Carpenter one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts and the second American to orbit the Earth died October 10, 2013 at age 88. Stock Photo

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The original seven Mercury astronauts were from left: Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn Jr., Gus Grissom, Walter Schirra, Alan Shepard and Deke Slayton standing in front of a Convair F-106B aircraft January 20, 1961 at NASA Langley Research Center, CA. Carpenter one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts and the second American to orbit the Earth died October 10, 2013 at age 88.

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