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David Scott
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American engineer, retired U.S. Air Force officer, former test pilot, and former NASA astronaut (born 1932)
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David Randolph Scott (born 1932-06-06 in San Antonio) is a United States citizen and former military officer who served as a colonel in the United States Air Force. He is an astronaut, test pilot, and aircraft pilot who was part of NASA Astronaut Group 3 and employed by NASA. Scott was a member of the crews for Gemini 8, Apollo 9, and Apollo 15. He has accumulated 32813 units of time in space.
Scott received education from the United States Military Academy, University of Michigan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School. He speaks English. His awards include the Distinguished Flying Cross, NASA Exceptional Service Medal, United Nations Peace Medal, and induction into the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame.
Synthesized by Vinony from 37 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, TMDb, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 8 Dec 1951
- Works
- 74
Top works
- Eğitim Araştırma ve Politikalarının Eleştirel Değerlendirilmesi
- Interventions In Education Systems Reform Processes And Capacity Development
- Learning Transitions in Higher Education
- Professional doctorates
- Key Ideas in Educational Research
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting
Known for
- Armstrong — Himself2019
- The Armstrong Tapes — Himself2019
- First Man on the Moon — Himself2012
- Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 — Self - Apollo 15 Commander1996
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
Discography
- Times Escape2013
- Constant 292013
- Dark Mind2013
- Complex Silence 362013
- Like a Pelican of the Wilderness2013
- Desert Winds2013
- Rain 12013
- Seeking Rest2013
- The Path to the Gods2013
- Into the Eternal Darkness2013
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 47,773
- Total plays
- 239,687
Tags
Dave Scott is a Music Producer & Artist who lives in Cape Town, South Africa. During his studies at Rhodes University Dave played a handful of instruments in multiple bands while also DJing at a couple of nightclubs. Upon arriving in Cape Town he was ready to use his experience in both live & electronic forms of music & fuse them to form a live electronic act, namely The Kiffness. Dave has made his way from bedroom producer to building his own studio & becoming one of South Africa’s most reput
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews
· 2021 · cited 85,040x
- Basic local alignment search tool
· 1990 · cited 80,841x
- Common method biases in behavioral research: A critical review of the literature and recommended remedies.
· 2003 · cited 67,744x
- The moderator–mediator variable distinction in social psychological research: Conceptual, strategic, and statistical considerations.
· 1986 · cited 63,635x
- Evaluating Structural Equation Models with Unobservable Variables and Measurement Error
· 1981 · cited 63,464x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Born
- David Randolph Scott , ( 1932-06-06 ) June 6, 1932 (age 93) , San Antonio , Texas, U.S.
- Education
- University of Michigan United States Military Academy ( BS ) Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( MS , EAA )
- Spouse s
- Ann Lurton Ott ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1959 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2001 ) , Margaret Black ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2001 )
- Awards
- Distinguished Flying Cross NASA Distinguished Service Medal (2)
- Rank
- Brigadier General , USAF
- Time in space
- 22d 18h 54m
- Selection
- NASA Group 3 (1963)
- Total evas
- 5 Stand-up EVA on Apollo 9, 4 EVAs on Apollo 15, (1st EVA was a stand-up, while 3 EVAs were on the lunar surface)
- Total eva time
- 20h 46m
- Missions
- Gemini 8 Apollo 9 Apollo 15
- Retirement
- September 30, 1977
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
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. 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 spacecraft that landed on the Moon.
Before becoming an astronaut, Scott graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point and joined the Air Force. After serving as a fighter pilot in Europe, he graduated from the Air Force Experimental Flight Test Pilot School (Class 62C) and the Aerospace Research Pilot School (Class IV). Scott retired from the Air Force in 1975 with the rank of colonel, and more than 5,600 hours of logged flying time.
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