astronaut David R. Scott
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David R. Scott is a former NASA astronaut and U.S. Air Force officer best known as the commander of Apollo 15 and the seventh person to walk on the Moon.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| David R. Scott | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
NASA astronaut
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U.S. Air Force officer ⓘ aerospace engineer ⓘ human ⓘ test pilot ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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United States Military Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
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Distinguished Flying Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ NASA Distinguished Service Medal ⓘ NASA Exceptional Service Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1932-06-06 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | San Antonio, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| degree |
Bachelor of Science in Military Science
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Engineer’s degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics ⓘ Master of Science in Aeronautics and Astronautics ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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United States Military Academy ⓘ |
| employer |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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United States Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | David Randolph Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lunarLandingDate | 1971-07-30 ⓘ |
| lunarMission | Apollo 15 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lunarSurfaceEVAcount | 3 ⓘ |
| memberOf | NASA Astronaut Group 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| militaryRank | colonel ⓘ |
| missionRole |
command module pilot of Apollo 9
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commander of Apollo 15 ⓘ pilot of Gemini 8 ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
first person to drive the Lunar Roving Vehicle on the Moon
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seventh person to walk on the Moon ⓘ |
| performedExperiment | Galileo’s hammer-and-feather free-fall demonstration on the Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postNASAcareer |
consultant in aerospace and technology fields
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director of NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center ⓘ |
| selectedAsAstronaut | 1963 ⓘ |
| servedAs |
backup commander of Apollo 12
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backup commander of Apollo 17 (initially) ⓘ |
| spaceMission |
Apollo 15
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Apollo 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ Gemini 8 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacewalks | 5 ⓘ |
| totalTimeInSpace | about 22 days 18 hours ⓘ |
| totalTimeOnLunarSurface | about 18 hours 33 minutes ⓘ |
| walkedOn | Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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