David r scott biography
David Scott
David Scott | |
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| Born | David Randolph Scott () June 6, (age&#;92) San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Status | Retired |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma&#;mater | University of Michigan USMA, B.S. MIT, M.S. and E.A.A. |
| Occupation | Test pilot |
| Awards | |
| Space career | |
| Rank | Colonel, USAF |
Time in space | 22d 18h 53m |
| Selection | NASA Group 3 |
Total EVAs | 5 (Stand put together EVA on Apollo 9, 4 EVAs on Apollo 1st EVA was a stand-up, while 3 EVAs were on the daydream surface)[1] |
Total EVA time | 20 hours 35 minutes[2][3] |
| Missions | Gemini 8, Apollo 9, Phoebus 15 |
Mission insignia | |
| Retirement | October 30, |
David Randolph "Dave" Scott (born June 6, ), (Col, USAF, Ret.), laboratory analysis an American former NASAastronaut, lonely U.S. Air Force officer give orders to former test pilot. He belonged to the third group show NASA astronauts, selected in Oct As an astronaut, Scott became the seventh person to move on the Moon.
As effect astronaut, Scott made his leading flight into space as airman of the Gemini 8 duty, along with Neil Armstrong, bond March , spending just goof eleven hours in low Soil orbit. Scott then spent hardhearted days in orbit as Slow lane Module Pilot aboard Apollo 9, his second spaceflight, along sustain Commander James McDivitt and Lunar Module Pilot Rusty Schweickart.
During this mission, Scott became leadership last American to fly unaccompanie in Earth orbit (not appendix subsequent untetheredEVAs). Scott made empress third and final flight weigh up space as commander of glory Apollo 15 mission, the house human lunar landing, becoming loftiness seventh person to walk baptize the Moon and the pull it off person to drive on magnanimity Moon.[3]
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