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Scott Altman
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American astronaut, aviator and test pilot
OverviewAI-generated
Scott Altman, known by the call sign Scooter, is a United States Navy officer and astronaut, born on 15 August 1959 in Lincoln. He was educated at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, the Naval Postgraduate School and the United States Naval Test Pilot School, and worked for NASA as part of NASA Astronaut Group 15. He served as a crew member on STS-90, STS-125, STS-106 and STS-109, and his recorded time in space totals 74,207.
He received the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal and the NASA Distinguished Service Medal.
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Key facts
- Born
- Scott Douglas Altman , ( 1959-08-15 ) August 15, 1959 (age 66) , Lincoln, Illinois , U.S.
- Other name
- Scooter
- Education
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ( BS ), Naval Postgraduate School ( MS )
- Rank
- Captain , USN
- Time in space
- 51d 12h 47m
- Selection
- NASA Group 15 (1994)
- Missions
- STS-90 , STS-106 , STS-109 , STS-125
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- NASA Astronaut Group 15
- Given name
- Scott
- Family name
- Altman
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Lincoln
- Educated at
- Naval Postgraduate School
- Employer
- NASA
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Military branch
- United States Navy
- Image
- Scott Douglas Altman.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
Scott Douglas "Scooter" Altman (born August 15, 1959) is a retired United States Navy Captain and naval aviator, engineer, test pilot and former NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of four Space Shuttle missions. His fourth mission on STS-125 was the last servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. In 2018, he was inducted into the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame. As of November 2022, he is the president of the Space operating group for ASRC Federal.
Personal life
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Scott Altman” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.