12_Scott Carpenter, prime pilot for the Mercury-Atlas 7 mission, being recovered from the Atlantic Ocean after his MA-7 flight. Photo credit NASA

S62-04065 (24 May 1962) --- Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter, prime pilot for the Mercury-Atlas 7 (MA-7) mission, is seen being recovered from the Atlantic Ocean after MA-7 flight. A diver helps Carpenter into a life raft while the capsule floats nearby. Photo credit: NASA