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David Randolph Scott (born June 6, 1932) is an American retired test pilot and NASA astronaut who was the seventh person to walk on the Moon.
Jun 6, 2024 · David Scott is an American astronaut who was commander of the Apollo 15 flight to the Moon. He was also an astronaut on Gemini 8, which performed the first space docking, and Apollo 9, which was the first flight of the lunar module. Learn more about David Scott in this article.
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Jan 24, 2018 · David Scott: Apollo 15 Commander. References. By Elizabeth Howell. published 24 January 2018. David Scott's mission to the moon focused on science and featured the first lunar road...
Jul 15, 2019 · During Apollo 15, astronaut David Scott dropped a feather (in his left hand) and a hammer (in his right) to show that objects, regardless of mass, fall at the same rate in a vacuum.
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Jun 3, 2024 · David R. Scott was chosen as a NASA astronaut in October 1963. He served as pilot for Gemini VIII, command module pilot for Apollo 9, and commander for Apollo 15, logging 546 hours and 54 minutes in space and 20 hours and 46 minutes of extravehicular activity.
Feb 5, 2013 · A conversation with NASA astronaut David Scott.Get it on DVD here: http://bit.ly/ShopAstronautFarmerConnect with Warner Bros. Entertainment Online:Follow War...
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Apr 18, 2018 · David Scott was born in 1932 in San Antonio, Texas, and became a colonel in the USAF and a test pilot. He flew on Gemini 8, Apollo 9 and Apollo 15 missions, and was the first person to drive a lunar rover on the moon.
