Mercury Astronaut Scott Carpenter Suffers Stroke, Expected to Recover
Friday, September 27, 2013 - 11:30
in Astronomy & Space
M. Scott Carpenter, who in 1962 became the second American to orbit the Earth, suffered a stroke earlier this week but is expected to recover. Carpenter, 88, was at his home in Vail, Colorado when he was stricken four days ago, NBC News reported Thursday