For Spacious Skies The Uncommon Journey of a Mercury Astronaut

Scott Carpenter is one of the seven original "Right Stuff" astronauts. The fourth American in space and the second to orbit the Earth, Carpenter went on after Project Mercury to participate in the U.S. Navy's pioneering Man-in-the-Sea program (Sealabs I, II, and III) as an underwater explorer and researcher. He lives with his wife in New York City and in Vail, Colorado Kris Stoever was six years old on May 24, 1962, when her father rocketed into space. Since her graduation from Georgetown University with a degree in history, she has worked as an editor and writer. She lives with her husband and daughter in DenverCarpenter, Scott is the author of 'For Spacious Skies The Uncommon Journey of a Mercury Astronaut', published 2003 under ISBN 9780151004676 and ISBN 0151004676.