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All 'Original Seven' American Astronauts Now Dead
John Glenn's passing on Thursday means that the first seven American astronauts chosen to lead the fledging US space program in 1959 are now dead, ending a groundbreaking chapter in American history.
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Astronaut Scott Carpenter, 4th American in space, dies at 88
Scott Carpenter, who in 1962 became the fourth U.S. astronaut in space and second American to orbit the Earth, died on Thursday in Colorado at age 88 of complications from a stroke, his wife Patty Carpenter said.
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All 'Original Seven' American Astronauts Now Dead
John Glenn's passing on Thursday means that the first seven American astronauts chosen to lead the fledging US space program in 1959 are now dead, ending a groundbreaking chapter in American history.
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Astronaut Scott Carpenter, 4th American in space, dies at 88
Scott Carpenter, who in 1962 became the fourth U.S. astronaut in space and second American to orbit the Earth, died on Thursday in Colorado at age 88 of complications from a stroke, his wife Patty Carpenter said.
