The recent return of astronauts from the International Space Station recalls the excitement in Boulder on May 24, 1962, when Boulder native Scott Carpenter became the second American to orbit the Earth.

… 1959, NASA introduced the “Mercury Seven,” its first seven astronauts: Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper …

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