1962 Press Photo Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter - mjc40205
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The national aeronautics and space administration announced Thursday that astronaut M. Scott Carpenter has been chosen for the next orbital flight in Project Mercury. He will replace Donald K. Slayton of Sparta, Wis., who was grounded because of a heart condition.
