David Scott
David Scott is a government astronaut from United States of America, affiliated with NASA.
During their career, David Scott flew on 4 spaceflights and completed 5 spacewalks, logging 17 days, 23 hours, 10 minutes, 59 seconds in space.
David Randolph Scott is an American engineer, 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. As an astronaut, Scott became the seventh person to walk on the Moon. Following the death of John Young in January 2018, Scott became the last living commander of a successful Apollo lunar landing mission and, as such, the only person currently alive who has flown a spacecraft to a landing on the Moon.
Career Statistics
| Date of Birth | 06/06/1932 |
|---|---|
| Status | Retired |
| First Flight | 03/16/1966 |
| Last Flight | 08/02/1971 |
| In Space | No |
| Time in Space | 17 days, 23 hours, 10 minutes, 59 seconds |
| EVA Time | 20 hours, 25 minutes, 53 seconds |
| Landings | 3 |
Spaceflights by David Scott
Explore the 4 spaceflights David Scott participated in during their astronaut career, including mission details, launch vehicles, and destinations.
Spacewalks by David Scott
Discover the 5 spacewalks David Scott performed during their career, logging a total of 20 hours, 25 minutes, 53 seconds outside a spacecraft.
The spacewalk began at 03/06/1969 16:45 UTC and ended at 03/06/1969 18:02 UTC on the Low Earth Orbit for a total of 1 hours and 17 minutes.
The spacewalk began at 07/31/1971 00:16 UTC and ended at 07/31/1971 00:49 UTC on the Lunar Surface for a total of 33 minutes.
The spacewalk began at 07/31/1971 13:12 UTC and ended at 07/31/1971 19:45 UTC on the Lunar Surface for a total of 6 hours and 33 minutes.
The spacewalk began at 08/01/1971 11:48 UTC and ended at 08/01/1971 19:01 UTC on the Lunar Surface for a total of 7 hours and 12 minutes.
The spacewalk began at 08/02/1971 08:52 UTC and ended at 08/02/1971 13:42 UTC on the Lunar Surface for a total of 4 hours and 49 minutes.