Captain Carl Bell

Captain Carl Bell is a mentioned only character in Fallout 3.

Background
Bell became the first human in space on board the Defiance 7. He died on May 5, 1961 when the space capsule crash landed. The Defiance 7 flight lasted for a total of 12 minutes and 7 seconds as it achieved one full revolution around the Earth. After his death, his skeleton was donated by Edwina Bell to the Washington, D.C. Museum of Technology, where it was displayed in the west wing, along with Bell's deep space suit.

Appearances
Carl Bell is mentioned only in Fallout 3.

Behind the scenes
In the real world, May 5, 1961, was the date of the flight of the first American in space, Alan Shepard. Unlike the Fallout universe, the actual first man in space was Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, who became the first person to orbit the Earth on April 12, 1961.