Gordon Cooper Jr., one of the original seven astronauts who became national celebrities during the Cold War space race, died Monday at his home in Ventura, Calif. He was 77. Cooper, who piloted ...

Once there were seven. Now with the death of Walter 'Wally" Schirra, the number of the pioneering Mercury astronauts has dwindled to only two - Sen. John Glenn and Scott Carpenter. Both are now in ...

Scott Carpenter, the second American to orbit Earth, died on Thursday at age 88. Carpenter was one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts chosen by NASA in 1959. Following Carpenter's death, John ...

One of the original 7 Mercury astronauts, Carpenter was forced to take manual control of his Aurora 7 capsule after running low on fuel. Latest. U.S. ... With Carpenter's death, ...

Scott Carpenter, one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts and the second American to orbit the Earth in the early days of space travel, died Oct. 10 at a hospice in Denver. He was 88. His wife ...

Oct. 10, 2013— -- Scott Carpenter, a member of NASA's first astronaut class, the Mercury Seven, died today, his daughter told ABC News. He was 88. The cause of death was complications of a ...

His death leaves John H. Glenn Jr., who flew the first orbital mission on Feb. 20, 1962, and later became a U.S. senator from Ohio, as the last survivor of the Mercury 7.

America’s first female astronaut candidate who pushed for women in space but never reached its heights has died, reports said. Pilot Jerrie Cobb died in Florida on March 18 following a brief ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — John Glenn, whose 1962 flight as the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the Earth made him an all-American hero and propelled him to a long career in the U.S. Senate, died Thursday ...

Astronaut Scott Carpenter, the second American to orbit Earth, died on Thursday, NASA said. He was 88. “We, the whole NASA family, are mourning with Scott’s family. We have lost a true pioneer.