Crew:
    M. Scott Carpenter [1]

Backup:
    Walter M. Schirra, Jr.

Launch:
    Pad: LC 14
    Date: 24 May 1962
    Time: 12:45:16 UTC

Flight:
    Orbits: 3
    Duration: 4 hours, 56 minutes, 5 seconds
    Distance: 76,021 statute miles
    Velocity: 17,549 mph

Landing:
    Location: Atlantic Ocean (19° 29' N, 64° 5' W)
    Vessel: USS John R. Pierce (DD-753) & USS Intrepid (CVS-11)
    Date: 24 May 1962
    Time: 17:41:21 UTC

A 3 second delay in retro firing and a 25° yaw error caused the capsule to go 250 miles beyond the targeted splashdown area. It took nearly 3 hours for the recovery team to arrive. The first ship to arrive was the U.S.S Farragut. It stood watch over the capsule until U.S.S. John R. Pierce arrived. Carpenter was picked up by helicopters from U.S.S Intrepid.
Launch vehicle was an Atlas rocket.

The MA-7 capsule is currently at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, IL.