1962 Press Photo Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter - mjc40205

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.

Photo is dated 1962.

Photo measures 5.25 x 6.5 inches.