Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter suffers stroke; full recovery expected

Scott Carpenter, the Mercury astronaut who wished "Godspeed" to John Glenn in 1962 and followed in his footsteps months later, suffered a stroke this week in Colorado, family friends told NBC News.The 88-year-old former spaceflier was stricken three days ago in Vail, Colo.

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