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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.
Today, Congressman David Scott (GA-13), Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee, alongside Georgia’s congressional Democrats, Reps... Read More.
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 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.
Jan 24, 2018 · David Scott flew in space three times, including one mission to the moon. He survived a harrowing spin aboard Gemini 8, piloted the command module on Apollo 9 for the first docking of the command...
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). ©.
David R. Scott. Inducted In: 1982. Country: United States. 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.
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.
Jun 3, 2024 · Photos from the NASA career of David R. Scott, pilot on Gemini VIII, Command Module Pilot for Apollo 8, and Commander of Apollo 15.
David Randolph " Dave " Scott (born June 6, 1932), (Col, USAF, Ret.), is an American former NASA astronaut, retired U.S. Air Force officer and former test pilot. He belonged to the third group of NASA astronauts, selected in October 1963.
