Aurora 7 – Spaceflight Now

September 27, 2021

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[ September 27, 2021 ] Live coverage: Atlas 5 rocket set for launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base Atlas 5
[ September 26, 2021 ] Monday launch from California begins countdown to Atlas 5 retirement Atlas 5
[ September 24, 2021 ] Photos: Landsat 9 encapsulated inside Atlas payload shroud Atlas 5
[ September 23, 2021 ] Video: Inspiration4 booster returns to SpaceX hangar for refurbishment Falcon 9
[ September 23, 2021 ] SpaceX sees growing demand for private Crew Dragon missions Mission Reports

On this date…Second American in orbit

May 24, 2016

Scott Carpenter launched atop an Atlas rocket to become the second American to orbit the Earth today in 1962, flying for 4 hours and 39 minutes aboard Aurora 7 while making three revolutions of the globe.