Slayton was scheduled for the fourth Mercury flight and Schirra was
his backup. When Slayton was grounded, Carpenter got the slot instead
of Schirra. Why?
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Re: Slayton and Mercury ...Carpenter got the slot instead ... of Schirra....flight would be a virtual rerun of Glenn's flight. ...backup pilot system, and they botched it on the first try. ... (sci.space.history)
Re: Slayton and Mercury ... When Slayton was grounded, ... of Schirra.... Because Carpenter had also backed up Glenn, and it was viewed that his ...flight would be a virtual rerun of Glenn's flight. ... (sci.space.history)
Re: Apollo 7 ... according to Slayton he got fired -- he got divorced and ... he was assigned as *backup* for Pete Conrad, ... him in line to command the fourth Skylab flight,... (sci.space.history)
