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NASA HISTORY: Astronaut Scott Carpenter Launches into Orbit Aboard Aurora 7 from Cape Canaveral in 1962

In 1962, Scott Carpenter launched into orbit in his capsule, Aurora 7! Carpenter named his capsule "Aurora", because he viewed his flight as a "celestial event" like the aurora borealis and "7" in honor of his fellow astronauts.
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