At home at Langley Field, Virginia, in the dim dawn, Scott slips to the bed of each of his youngsters to give each a quick kiss before catching an early flight to Cape Canaveral and the orbit of Aurora 7. Of the four, accustomed to Astronaut routine, only Scotty awakened to say: »Bye, Dad.« Carpenter half smiled and patted his son. »See ya«, he said quietly.