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Mercury Aurora 7 Astronaut
Scott Carpenter
Aurora 7
Longest overshoot

Rocket: Atlas 107-D
Spacecraft: No. 18
Launch: May 24, 1962. 7:45:16 a.m.EST
Landing: May 24, 1962. 12:41:21 p.m. EST
Duration: 4 hrs, 56 min, 5 secs
Altitude: 166.8 by 99.9 statute miles
Orbits: 3
Period: 88 min 32 secs
Distance: 76,021 statute miles
Velocity: 17,549 mph
Max G: 7.8
Recovery ship: USS Intrepid

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