Scott Carpenter was the second American to orbit the Earth, after the first American orbited the Earth, circling it three times, in what year?
Scott Carpenter:  Carpenter was the second American (after John Glenn) to orbit the Earth and the fourth American in space, following Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, and Glenn. John Glenn:  In 1962 he became the first American to orbit the Earth, circling it three times.
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