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David Randolph Scott (born June 6, 1932) is an American retired test pilot and NASA astronaut who was the seventh person to walk on the Moon.
Jan 24, 2018 · David Scott's mission to the moon focused on science and featured the first lunar road trip. (Image credit: NASA) David Scott flew in space three times, including one mission to the moon.
Jun 6, 2024 · David Scott is an American astronaut who was commander of the Apollo 15 flight to the Moon. He was also an astronaut on Gemini 8, which performed the first space docking, and Apollo 9, which was the first flight of the lunar module. Learn more about David Scott in this article.
Jun 3, 2024 · David R. Scott was chosen as a NASA astronaut in October 1963. He served as pilot for Gemini VIII, command module pilot for Apollo 9, and commander for Apollo 15, logging 546 hours and 54 minutes in space and 20 hours and 46 minutes of extravehicular activity.
David Randolph Scott is an American retired test pilot and NASA astronaut who was the seventh person to walk on the Moon. Selected as part of the third group of astronauts in 1963, Scott flew to space three times and commanded Apollo 15, the fourth lunar landing; he is one of four surviving Moon walkers and the only living commander of a ...
Apr 18, 2018 · Bachelor of science from the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, 1964; master of science in aeronautics and astronautics from MIT, 1962; one honorary doctorate; Colonel, USAF, Ret.; test pilot; selected in 1963 as Military Astronaut - Class 4; later own firm (Scott Science and Technology, Inc., Los Angeles).
Scott, David Randolph. Credit: www.spacefacts.de. American test pilot astronaut 1963-1977. Seventh person to walk on the moon. First to drive a lunar wheeled vehicle. Member of first crew to dock in space. Status: Inactive; Active 1963-1977. Born: 1932-06-06. Spaceflights: 3 . Total time in space: 22.79 days. Birth Place: San Antonio, Texas.
Commander of the Apollo 15 lunar landing mission, it was the first to use a lunar rover. David R. Scott flew on Gemini VIII, was Command Module pilot on Apollo 9, and drove the first Lunar Rover on the moon as Commander of Apollo 15. Scott was born on June 6, 1932, in San Antonio, Texas.
Jun 3, 2024 · Dr. David R. Scott was the director of the NASA’s Dryden (now Armstrong) Flight Research Center in Edwards, California from April 18, 1975 to October 30, 1977. As a NASA astronaut, Scott flew on Gemini 8, Apollo 9, and was Spacecraft Commander on Apollo 15.
Jul 31, 2017 · Astronaut David R. Scott, commander, standing on the slope of Hadley Delta, uses a 70mm camera during Apollo 15 extravehicular activity (EVA) on the lunar surface. He is 10.5 miles (or 17.5 kilometers) from the base of the Apennine Mountains seen in the background.
