Mercury 7 astronaut Scott Carpenter has died at the age of 88:
- Scott Carpenter, astronaut-aquanaut, dies, was second American in orbit – collectSPACE
- Scott Carpenter, Mercury Astronaut Who Orbited Earth, Dies at 88 – NYTimes.com
Here is a 10 minute documentary about his Aurora 7 flight:
Update: Here’s a nice gallery of images showing Carpenter and family and also middle class life in the early 1960s: Scott Carpenter (1925 – 2013): Rare and Classic Photos of a NASA Legend – LIFE.com