Who was the last one of the original "Mercury Seven" astronauts to pass away?

UnopposedYogi27101, I was 16 when my dad took us to watch the parade down what was renamed Mercury Boulevard featuring the original seven. And then we all watched them one at a time blast off into the "wild blue yonder". on a small television set up on stage in the auditorium. oh the wonders of modern technology.

These gentlemen inspired me to look towards the sky, the heavens...I started to PAY ATTENTION to both the world around me & what's beyond. My fascination, with the "stars", planets. creation, I truly believe, led me to my believing there MUST be a CREATOR...an AWESOME BEING...and then to my belief in Christ as my Savior & my passionate love for and daily desire for more knowledge about God my Father in heaven! They quoted scripture on that first mission/flight!!!

NefariousResident6, I remember seeing that on television as a child. I also remember one of the astronauts skipping and singing "Hippity-hop, Hippity-hop, Hippity-hop on the moon."

it was an honor to get to meet a few of them in person,my dad worked for NASA.

Information about Scott Carpenter’s death according to the internet was October 13 2013 at age 88

A large majority of these highly trained were Purdue University grads...got to see them at homecoming one year!

I remember them all well, (telling my age). All were amazing, courageous men.

Lotta heart failure, wonder if it was the G’s

Poekneegurl, 🙏 amen

Donna, another hometown Indiana contribution. everyone thinks we are only corn.

John Glenn was from Ohio, and our State Senator.

They had The Right Stuff.

My Dad brought home a TV, rabbit ears & had to put aluminum on it! We lived in the countryside! & He wanted us to watch it! AWESOME! & Scary to a kid!!! 95 is Great!!!

I remember when it went up. Debby

Life is too damn short.