Born 1950s.
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
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Biography
Scott Jay "Doc" Horowitz (born March 24, 1957) is a retired American astronaut.
1957
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
1978
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, California State University.
1979
Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology.
1982
Doctorate in Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology.
1983
Undergraduate Pilot Training, Williams Air Force Base. During his Air Force career, he was awarded the Defense Superior Service Medal (1996), the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Defense Meritorious Service Medal (1997).
Defense Superior Service
Distinguished Flying Cross
Defense Meritorious Service
1992
Selected by NASA in Astronauts Group 14 . [1]
1996
Flew on Columbia STS-75 as Pilot with Andy Allen , Jeffrey Hoffman , Maurizio Cheli , Claude Nicollier , Franklin Chang-Diaz and Umberto Guidoni . Awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal, his first of 4. [2]
STS-75
NASA Space Flight
1997
Flew on Discovery STS-82 as Pilot with Ken Bowersox , Joseph R. Tanner , Steven Hawley , Gregory Harbaugh , Mark C. Lee and Steven Smith . Awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal, his second of 4. [2]
STS-82
NASA Space Flight
1998
Awarded the NASA Exceptional Service Medal, his first of 2. [2]
NASA Exceptional Service
2000
Flew on Atlantis STS-101 as Pilot with James Halsell , Mary Weber , Jeffrey Williams , James Voss , Susan Helms and Yury Usachov . Awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal, his third of 4. [2]
STS-101
NASA Space Flight
2001
Flew on Discovery STS-105 as Commander with Frederick Sturckow , Patrick Forrester , Daniel Barry , Frank L. Culbertson Jr (up), Mikhail Tyurin (up) and Yury Usachov (down). Awarded the NASA Exceptional Service Medal, his second of 2 and the NASA Space Flight Medal, his fourth of 4. [2]
NASA Exceptional Service
STS-105
NASA Space Flight
2002
Awarded the NASA Distinguished Service Medal. [2]
NASA Distinguished Service
2004
Retired from NASA.
2008
Awarded the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal. [2]
Sources
↑ Wikipedia List of Astronauts, by Year
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Agency Awards Historical Recipient List
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