David Randolph Scott
Astronaut

Date of Birth: June 6, 1932
Place of Birth: San Antonio, TX
Joined NASA: October 25, 1963
Left NASA: October 30, 1977
Space Flights: 3
Time in Space: 22 days, 18 hours, 54 minutes
Number of EVA's: 5
Total EVA Time: 20 hours, 9 minutes
MISSION ASSIGNMENTS
Gemini 8
March 16-17, 1966
Assignment: Pilot
Flight Duration: 10 hours, 41 minutes

Apollo 9
March 3-13, 1969
Assignment: Command Module Pilot
Flight Duration: 10 days, 1 hour, 1 minute

Apollo 12
Assignment: Back-up Commander and Capcom

Apollo 15
July 26 - August 7, 1971
Assignment: Commander
Flight Duration: 12 days, 7 hours, 12 minutes

HIGHLIGHTS

  • B.Sc., Science, US Military Academy, West Point, 1954
    M.Sc., Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering, MIT, 1962

  • Graduate of the USAF Experimental Test Pilots School and the Aerospace Research Pilot School at Edwards AFB, California

  • Upon selection by NASA, assigned to Mission Planning, Guidance & Navigation for Gemini.

  • 1966, Pilot of Gemini 8, the first mission to perform a manned docking in space.

  • 1969, CMP of Apollo 9, the first test of the entire Apollo spacecraft system. Performed a stand-up EVA from the Apollo CM hatch.

  • 1971, CDR of Apollo 15, the first lunar landing among the mountains of the moon. Performed one stand-up EVA from the top of the lunar module and three surface EVA's, including the first use of the LRV(Lunar Roving Vehicle).

  • 1972, named Technical Assistant to the Apollo Program Manager at the Johnson Space Center.

  • 1974-75, Special Assistant for Mission Operations for the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project.

  • Retired from the USAF in March 1975 and named Director of the Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards AFB, California until his retirement from NASA in October 1977.

  • Founder and President, Scott Science & Technology.

    • "Man must explore, and this is exploration at it's greatest."

    Dave Scott, Hadley Rille, July 31, 1971