He spent a total of 4 hours and 56 minutes in space. When you think about it, that's only 4 hours and 56 minutes more than YOU spent in space. Big WHOOP.

Name
Scott Carpenter
Birthday
May 1, 1925
Age
88
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Thursday, October 10th, 2013
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Saturday, September 30th, 2006
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Guess the Stiff!

Reportedly, he was so popular in the '40s that charging Japanese troops yelled, "To hell with Roosevelt, to hell with Babe Ruth, to hell with Roy Acuff!" Yeah, sure.

(d) November 23rd, 1992