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I volunteered for a number of reasons. One of these, quite frankly, was that I thought this was a chance for immortality. Pioneering in space was something I would willingly give my life for.

Scott Carpenter

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Born: May 1, 1925
Died: October 10, 2013 (aged 88)
Bio: Malcolm Scott Carpenter,, was an American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aeronautical engineer, astronaut, and aquanaut. He was one of the original seven astronauts selected for NASA's Project Mercury in April 1959.
Known for:
  1. For Spacious Skies (2002)
  2. Picking on Retards (2010)
  3. Theory of Remainders (2013)
  4. Lake Erie Journal (2001)

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