[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 400 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 400

Honoring the life and work of Commander M. Scott Carpenter, the second 
                      American to orbit the Earth.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 30, 2013

  Mr. Perlmutter (for himself and Mr. Polis) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and 
                               Technology

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Honoring the life and work of Commander M. Scott Carpenter, the second 
                      American to orbit the Earth.

Whereas Commander M. Scott Carpenter was 1 of the original 7 astronauts of the 
        National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Project Mercury;
Whereas, in 1962, Mr. Carpenter, aboard the spacecraft Aurora 7, was the second 
        American to orbit the Earth and was able to overcome extreme technical 
        difficulties during the mission by manually piloting the spacecraft to a 
        safe re-entry;
Whereas, in 1965, Mr. Carpenter spent 30 days living and working on the ocean 
        floor as an aquanaut aboard the Sealab II;
Whereas Mr. Carpenter was the fourth American to go into space;
Whereas Malcolm Scott Carpenter was born on May 1, 1925, in Boulder, Colorado, 
        and was also a resident of New York City for a time;
Whereas Mr. Carpenter became a naval aviation cadet in 1943, serving his country 
        for the duration of World War II, after which he entered the University 
        of Colorado in 1946, received a Navy commission in 1949, and earned his 
        wings of gold in 1951;
Whereas Mr. Carpenter flew patrol planes during the Korean war, trained as a 
        test pilot at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, and was chosen 
        in April 1959 among 7 military test pilots to be a Mercury astronaut, 
        helping to carry out President John F. Kennedy's goal of putting a man 
        on the Moon; and
Whereas Mr. Carpenter is survived by his wife, Patricia Barrett Carpenter; his 
        sons Jay, Matthew, Nicholas, and Zachary; his daughters Kristen Stoever 
        and Candace Carpenter; 1 granddaughter; 3 stepchildren; and 5 step-
        grandchildren: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) honors Commander M. Scott Carpenter for his brave work, 
        unrelenting passion for space exploration, and encouragement in 
        sending future students into the fields of aeronautics, 
        astronautics, and undersea exploration; and
            (2) acknowledges Mr. Carpenter as a dynamic pioneer of 
        modern exploration.
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