Black and white photograph of astronaut Scott Carpenter walking across USS Intrepid's flight de…

Scott Carpenter on the Flight Deck

Object NamePhotograph

Historic Owner Lee J. Eurich

Association USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)

DateMay 24, 1962

PeriodCold War

Mediumphotographic paper

ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts

Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of Lee Eurich. P2010.35.06

Object numberP2010.35.06

DescriptionPhotograph, Black and white; Horizontal image of NASA astronaut Scott Carpenter in a silver spacesuit as he walks across the flight deck of USS Intrepid after being recovered from his space flight as part of Project Mercury. Carpenter is at the center of the image. There are officers surrounding him as he walks towards the island. Video and photographic cameras are capturing the moment. People have formed a semicircle around Carpenter and around the Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King helicopter on the left side of the image. The photograph was taken looking down from the island. There is a white border around the image.

The back is stamped, “CVS-11-4175-(L)-5-62 // Astronaut Scott Carpenter crossing flight deck of U.S.S. Intrepid (CVS-11) // ‘Released’ // If published credit must be given as follows // Official Photograph U.S. Navy”.

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