Scott Altman
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Scott Altman

Capt Scott D. Altman
Born 1950s.
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[children unknown]
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Father: Fred Altman
Mother: Sharon Hopkins

Scott Douglas "Scooter" Altman (born August 15, 1959) is a United States Navy Captain, engineer, test pilot and former NASA astronaut.

1959 Born in Lincoln, Logan, Illinois, USA.
1981 Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, University of Illinois.
1984 Married Jill Shannon Loomer on 05 Oct 1984 in San Diego, California, USA.[1]
1990 Master of Science in Aeronautical Engineering, U.S. Naval Postgraduate School. Joined the US Navy. During his Navy career, he was awarded the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal and the Air Medal.
Defense
Superior
Service
Legion
of
Merit
Distinguished
Flying
Cross
Defense
Meritorious
Service
Air
Medal
1994 Selected by NASA in Astronauts Group 15. [2]
1998 Flew on Columbia STS-90 as Pilot with Richard Searfoss, Dafydd Williams, Kathryn Hire, Richard Linnehan, Jay C. Buckey and James Pawelczyk. Awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal, his first of 4. [3]
STS-90
NASA
Space Flight
2000 Flew on Atlantis STS-106 as Pilot with Terrence Wilcutt, Edward Lu, Richard Mastracchio, Daniel Burbank, Yuri Malenchenko and Boris Morukov. Awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal, his second of 4. [3]
STS-106
NASA
Space Flight
2001 Awarded the NASA Exceptional Service Medal. [3]
NASA
Exceptional
Service
2002 Flew on Columbia STS-109 as Commander with Duane G. Carey, John Grunsfeld, Nancy J. Currie, Richard Linnehan, James H. Newman and Michael Massimino. Awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal, his third of 4. [3]
STS-109
NASA
Space Flight
2003 Awarded the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal. [3]
2006 Awarded the NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal. [3]
2009 Flew on Atlantis STS-125 as Commander with Gregory C. Johnson, Michael T. Good, K. Megan McArthur, John Grunsfeld, Michael Massimino and Andrew J. Feustel. Awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal, his fourth of 4. [3]
STS-125
NASA
Space Flight
2010 Awarded the NASA Distinguished Service Medal. [3] Retired from NASA.
NASA
Distinguished
Service
2018 To be inducted into the US Astronaut Hall of Fame. [4]

Sources

  1. "California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985," Ancestry.com.
  2. Wikipedia List of Astronauts, by Year
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Agency Awards Historical Recipient List
  4. Hall of Fame Bio

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