Quote of the day
A monarchy is the most expensive of all forms of government, the regal state requiring a costly parade, and he who depends on his own power to rule, must strengthen that power by bribing the active and enterprising whom he cannot intimidate.
Scott Carpenter
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:
- For Spacious Skies (2002)
- Picking on Retards (2010)
- Theory of Remainders (2013)
- Lake Erie Journal (2001)







