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‘Godspeed, Scott Carpenter’: War hero and astronaut dies at 88-years-old

Astronaut, aquanaut, and war hero, 88-year-old Scott Carpenter, died on October 10 after leading a life full of adventure and service to his country. In May of 1962, Carpenter became the world’s sixth astronaut to leave Earth’s atmosphere, having orbited the blue planet three times while conducting groundbreaking scientific experiments, the Huffington Post reported. But […]

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