Cover Commemorates Scott Carpenter's Spaceflight
On May 24, 1962, astronaut M. Scott Carpenter took off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, in his Aurora 7 spacecraft. He orbited the Earth three times before reentering Earth's atmosphere and splashing down in the ocean. This cover commemorates his flight, part of Project Mercury, which is pictured on t... more
Cover Commemorates Scott Carpenter's Spaceflight
On May 24, 1962, astronaut M. Scott Carpenter took off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, in his Aurora 7 spacecraft. He orbited the Earth three times before reentering Earth's atmosphere and splashing down in the ocean. This cover commemorates his flight, part of Project Mercury, which is pictured on the stamp.
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