Project Mercury astronaut M. Scott Carpenter practices manual control of a spacecraft in the Air Lubricated Free Attitude (ALFA) trainer located at NASA's Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. This trainer allows the astronaut to see the image of Earth's surface at his feet while manually controlling the spacecraft. Carpenter has been selected as the prime pilot of the United States' second orbital flight.
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Project Mercury astronaut M. Scott Carpenter practices manual control of a spacecraft in the Air Lubricated Free Attitude (ALFA) trainer located at NASA's Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. This trainer allows the astronaut to see the image of Earth's surface at his feet while manually controlling the spacecraft. Carpenter has been selected as the prime pilot of the United States' second orbital flight.