October 11, 2013

Scott Carpenter in 1964 (Photo NASA)

Yesterday the American astronaut and aquanaut Scott Carpenter, one of the first seven astronauts selected for the Mercury program, died. A short time ago he had a stroke from which he appeared to be recovering but in recent days his condition deteriorated up to his death. Born on May 1, 1925, Carpenter was an austronaut of the Mercury-Atlas 7 space mission and an aquanaut of the Sealab-II mission.

After many rumors and a lot of waiting for “Doctor Who” fans, after Tuesday’s first announcement came the official confirmation of the discovery of the 6 episodes of the adventure “The Enemy of the World” and 5 of the 6 episodes of the adventure “The Web of Fear” (the third episode wasn’t found). The third episode of “The Enemy of the World” and the first episode of “The Web of Fear” had been found in the past so nine lost episodes are now available.