This planet is not terra firma. It is a delicate flower and it must be cared for. It's lonely. It's small. It's isolated, and there is no resupply. And we are mistreating it. Clearly, the highest loyalty we should have… — Scott Carpenter Copy Share Image
This planet is not terra firma. It is a delicate flower and it must be cared for. It's lonely. It's small. It's isolated, and there is no resupply. And we are mistreating it. — Scott Carpenter Copy Share Image
I liked wrestling a lot better than boxing. I remember thinking at that time that wrestling was a pure demonstration of strength, which I… — Scott Carpenter Copy Share Image
It was a cherished experience. I feel I got the chance to see the inner workings of the grand order of things. In the… — Scott Carpenter Copy Share Image
Space is not an enterprise that belongs to the U.S. or to Russia or to China - it is a human endeavor and experience.… — Scott Carpenter Copy Share Image
At no time, when the astronauts were in space were they alone, there was a constant surveillance by UFOs. — Scott Carpenter Copy Share Image
Satisfying curiosity ranks No. 2 in my book behind conquering a fear. — Scott Carpenter Copy Share Image
This planet is not terra firma. It is a delicate flower and it must be cared for. It's lonely. It's small. It's isolated, and… — Scott Carpenter Copy Share Image
We've got to take care of the resources we have on this planet, because there's no resupply possible. — Scott Carpenter Copy Share Image
The flight experience itself is incredible. It's addictive. It's transcendent. It is a view of the grand plan of all things that is simply… — Scott Carpenter Copy Share Image
This planet is not terra firma. It is a delicate flower and it must be cared for. It's lonely. It's small. It's isolated, and… — Scott Carpenter Copy Share Image
Pioneering in space was something I would willingly give my life for. — Scott Carpenter Copy Share Image
