Scott Carpenter, astronaut-aquanaut and second American to orbit the earth, has died


Scott Carpenter in 1962 wearing his Mercury spacesuit. He died on Oct. 10, 2013. (NASA/RetroSpaceImages)

The fourth US astronaut to fly in space, and the second to orbit Earth, has died. Scott Carpenter was one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts, and died in hospice care after a recent stroke. [collectspace]