he was 88 years old. his daughter shared some memories at the memorial service in boulder. he was just an exceptional man. obviously to have become one of the original seven, he was an amazing athlete, brilliant, funny, sensitive, artistic. and among those who were there former senator john glenn, the first american in space before carpenter. he also spoke at the service and he is now the last surviving member of the original group, the mercury 7 space program astronauts. what americans. new york city s police commissioner says today s new york city marathon is the most protected race a runner could
flight is to relay signals tours from the two roifers rovers curiosity and opportunity that continue to inch along the rocky red surface. if this is not enough hardware to track, the juneau spacecraft launched in 2011 for a rendezvous with jupiter got a gravity boost on october 9th. a planet terry scientist in san antonio told scientific americans, quote, the spacecraft is growing going to fly by whether congress agrees to work together or not, close quote. so all is not lost. except that in an eerie coincidence of time and space, scott carpenter died last week. he flew into the history books as one of the original mercury 7 astronauts and the second american to orbit the earth. he flew three orbits in space in 1962 on a white knuckle
they cited their extensive work over the decades to rid the world of chemical weapons. a loaded handgun taken inside a pennsylvania town hall brought a meeting to a sudden and scary stop. this happened during a tense hearing for a police chief that made profanity-laced videos of the second amendment. one of his supporters dropped the semiautomatic handgun on the floor. it didn t go off. the meeting was moved to a nearby courthouse where weapons are prohibited. astronaut scott carpenter has died. he was one of the original mercury 7 astronauts and the second american ever to orbit the earth. the head of nasa mourning the loss, calling carpenter a true pioneer. he died at the age of 88 from complications of a stroke. john glenn is the only living survivor of the original mercury 7. recognize him? that is paul mccartney. sir paul mccartney. the former beetle performing a
will be announced on monday. disturbing new information regarding the death of cleveland kidnapper ariel castro. a new report released thursday states castro may not have committed suicide but rather died from auto erotic asphyxiation. the same report also states castro s prison guards falsified their logs of how many times they actually checked on him. the second american to orbit the earth has died at the age of 88. astronaut scott carpenter was the backup to john glenn and one of the mercury 7. besides being high up in space, carpenter loved exploring down below on the ocean floor. a new report sites a surge in pirate activity off the coast of west africa. since 2010 pirates have estimated to have stolen $100 million in product. and a navy veteran is getting a new support system in the form, yes, of two happy pups. guardians of rescue provided
former detroit mayor kwame kilpatrick is starting a 28-year prison sentence. in march he was convicted on charges including conspiracy, fraud, extortion and tax offenses. he s appealing the convictions. before heading to prison he apologized for letting his hometown died and denied from stealing from detroit s citizens. major victory for toyota. a los angeles jury cleared the carmaker in a wrongful death lawsuit that alleged sudden acceleration. the family of a woman killed when her camry sped up and slammed into a tree claimed the car had a design effect. instead the jury found another woman who broadsided the woman s car was liable. they awarded the family $10 million. however, toyota faces dozens of similar lawsuits involving sudden acceleration that prompted a massive recall in 2009. toyota faces similar lawsuits involving sudden acceleration which prompted a massive recall in 2009. scott carpenter, a pioneer of the u.s. space program, has died. he was one of the original merc