SD 'Scooter'['D-Bear'] Altman - 15.08.1959

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Scott Douglas 'Scooter'['D-Bear'] Altman został wyselekcjonowany w ramach (1994).

Jest 374. człowiekiem w kosmosie.

Odbył 4 loty kosmiczne, które trwały łącznie  51d 12h 47m 53s:
17.04.1998-03.05.1998 STS-90 Columbia/F-25 015:21:49:58
08.09.2000-20.09.2000 STS-106 Atlantis/F-22 ISS-2A.2B 011:19:10:57
01.03.2002-12.03.2002 STS-109 Columbia/F-27 HST SM-3B 010:22:09:50
11.05.2009-24.05.2009 STS-125 Atlantis/F-30 HST SM-4 012:21:37:08

1981 uzyskał tytuł licencjata inżynierii lotniczej i kosmicznej na University of Illinois.

08.1981 wstąpił do United States Navy.

02.1983 uzyskał kwalifikacje pilota marynarki wojennej i otrzymał złote skrzydła marynarki.

Został przydzielony do 51. Eskadry Myśliwskiej w bazie NAS Miramar w San Diego w Kalifornii, gdzie latał na myśliwcu F-14A Tomcat.

W ramach eskadry uczestniczył w dwóch misjach bojowych na zachodnim Pacyfiku i Oceanie Indyjskim.

08.1987 rozpoczął naukę w Navy Test Pilot School i U.S. Naval Postgraduate School.

06.1990 uzyskał tytuł magistra inżynierii lotniczej i kosmicznej w Naval Postgraduate School.

1991 aplikował do NASA grupa 14 (1992).

05.01.1992 został zaproszony na egzamin i rozmowę kwalifikacyjną (jako członek 3. grupy kandydatów), ale nie został wybrany.

Do 1992 służył jako pilot doświadczalny przy modyfikacjach samolotów F-14, a także brał udział w ocenie eksperymentalnego samolotu F-15 S/MTD Sił Powietrznych przez Marynarkę Wojenną.

1992 został przydzielony do 31. Eskadry Myśliwskiej (VF-31) w bazie lotniczej Miramar, gdzie wspierał pierwsze operacyjne rozmieszczenie samolotów F-14D Super Tomcat, gdzie pełnił funkcję oficera ds. konserwacji, a następnie oficera operacyjnego w dowództwie eskadry.

1993 Altman spędził sześć miesięcy w południowym Iraku jako pilot myśliwski prowadzący operację Southern Watch.

12.1994 został przyjęty do korpusu astronautów NASA jako pilot.

05.1996 po ukończeniu rocznego kursu podstawowego uzyskał kwalifikacje pilota wahadłowców i początkowo został przydzielony do pracy nad technicznymi aspektami lądowania orbitera i kwestiami jego wytaczania w Astronaut Office Vehicle Systems Branch.

Później został szefem Shuttle Branch w Astronaut Office.

18.04.1997 został przydzielony jako pilot do załogi STS-90.

STS-90 Columbia

STS-106 Atlantis

26.03.2001 został przydzielony jako dowódca załogi STS-109.

STS-109 Columbia

2004 po dwóch latach pracy jako szef oddziału wahadłowców w biurze astronautów i kierownik Cockpit Avionics Upgrade został tymczasowo przydzielony do siedziby NASA jako Deputy Director w Requirements Division of the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate w Kwaterze Głównej NASA w Waszyngtonie.

2005 został przeniesiony do kategorii astronautów aktywnych, pełniąc jednocześnie funkcję Deputy Director w Requirements Division of the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate.

2006 został kapitanem Marynarki Wojennej.

31.10.2006 został wyznaczony na dowódcę misji wahadłowca STS-125, którego lot zaplanowano na wiosnę 2008.

STS-125 Atlantis.

Po powrocie do Houston i po misji STS-125 pełnił funkcję szefa Exploration Branch w Astronaut Office.

31.08.2010 w komunikacie prasowym NASA 10-204 ogłoszono jego odejście z korpusu astronautów i z NASA.

Rozpoczął pracę jako wiceprezes ds. planowania strategicznego w ASRC Research and Technology Solutions.

Łączny jego nalot wynosi ponad 5000 godzin na 40 typach samolotów.

Był pilotem F-14 podczas kręcenia filmu fabularnego „Top Gun”.

https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/altman_scott.pdf

http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/astronauts/english/altman_scott.htm
http://www.astronautix.com/a/altman.html
https://www.worldspaceflight.com/bios/a/altman-s.php

https://mek.kosmo.cz/bio/usa/00374.htm
https://www.kozmo-data.sk/kozmonauti/altman-scott-douglas.html
https://www.astronaut.ru/index/in_pers/13_030.htm
https://www.april12.eu/usaastron/altman374ru.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Altman
https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Altman

https://grainger.illinois.edu/alumni/distinguished/Scott-Altman
https://www.astronautscholarship.org/about/board-of-directors/board-of-directors-altman/

https://www.collectspace.com/ubb/Forum38/HTML/001205.html

Association of Space Explorers @ASE_Astronauts 2:30 AM · Aug 16, 2024
#ASEspotlight: Scott Altman 💫
In September 2000, ASE member Altman floated in the Zvezda service module of the @Space_Station while setting up a camcorder.
Fun fact: He was inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame in 2018!
Happy 65th birthday, Scooter! 🎉

https://twitter.com/ASE_Astronauts/status/1824242243726700902

Stephane SEBILE @spacemen1969 8:05 AM · Aug 15, 2023
15 août
Joyeux anniversaire (64) à Scott Altman. 4 vols navette comme pilote et Commandant et 51 jours dans l'espace 
Et pour ceux qui ne le savent pas, il est le ''Maverick'' de Top Gun. C'est lui qui pilote, en autre, le F-14 en "frisant les moustaches à la tour" (9 prises)

https://twitter.com/spacemen1969/status/1691330126854909952

Stephane SEBILE @spacemen1969 12:03 AM · Aug 15, 2025
15 août
Joyeux anniversaire (66) à Scott D. Altman 🎂🎂🎂
4 vols comme pilote et Commandant / 51 jours dans l'espace.
Pour ceux qui ne le savent pas, il est le ''Maverick'' de Top Gun. C'est lui qui pilote, en autre, le F-14 en "frisant les moustaches à la tour" (9 prises)

https://twitter.com/spacemen1969/status/1956114357936443742
2024 https://x.com/spacemen1969/status/1823842786321252816

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Scott Altman był dublerem kaskaderskim postaci Toma Cruise'a, „Mavericka”, podczas akrobacji lotniczych na myśliwcu F-14

THE REAL TOP GUN
Scott "Scooter" Altman
U.S. Navy Test Pilot & NASA Astronaut

What is more exciting that discovering another NASA Astronaut who wore his Rolex in Space? Scott "Scooter" Altman is one of the most experienced U.S. Navy Test Pilots and NASA Astronauts in history as he flew on four Space Shuttle Missions.  (...)
https://www.rolexmagazine.com/2020/03/the-real-top-gun-scott-scooter-altman.html#gsc.tab=0

Alumni Interview: Scott Altman
July 2, 2019 As told to Jonathan Black

The fighter pilot and NASA astronaut on buzzing the tower in "Top Gun," docking with the Hubble Space Telescope and viewing Earth from space


“Going into space offered me a life-changing perspective,” says former NASA shuttle pilot and astronaut Scott Altman, ’81 ENG. (Image courtesy of NASA)

I always wanted to fly: It was my passion from the time I was 3 years old.

I got an appointment to the Air Force Academy. Unfortunately, at the pre-induction physical, they measured my sitting height—which was 39-1/2 inches—and told me I was too tall to be an Air Force fighter pilot. Instead, I decided to go into aeronautical engineering, and Illinois was the obvious choice. At UI, the Navy sent me a recruiting letter with some information. It turned out the Navy’s max-sitting height was 41 inches. So I was in!

The ultimate fighter at the time was the F-14 Tomcat. I had a blast flying them, being out at sea and doing missions over Iraq.

I suppose some of the most fun I had was flying an F-14 for the movie Top Gun. The director wanted to film at Naval Air Station Miramar. My squadron had just gotten back from a long cruise, and we were available. Normally pilots don’t get to say, “Hey, Goose, it’s time to buzz the tower.” If you do that kind of stuff in real life, they rip off your wings when you land and send you home. But I got to “buzz the tower” nine times!

Flying in outer space as a NASA shuttle astronaut is a unique experience. It’s an incredible ride to rocket into orbit after only 8-and-a-half minutes. And nothing compares with the view of Earth from space.

Returning to Earth is another interesting experience. From the moment you burn your engines 12,000 miles from touchdown, the one thing you know for sure is you’re going to hit the ground—and you have only one chance to put the wheels on the runway. Anything else is a lot less desirable.

The capstone of my career was commanding the NASA shuttle on the last service mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. Rendezvousing with the Hubble is a lot more challenging than the space station, which is a pretty stable target with big reflectors to guide you. With the Hubble, you have to hand-fly in using hand-held lasers, which are kind of like highway speed guns. Also, at the space station, if there’s a problem after inspection, you’ve got a place to hang out and wait for rescue. With the Hubble, you do your own inspection and then shelter in place if you discover a problem.

We also had to do space walks: We did five back-to-back. The head of our independent review team, Charlie Bolden (later head of NASA), told me, “There’s no way you’re going to get everything done.” But we did, and I was really proud of our team. We got the Hubble to the apex of its capability.

In 2010, NASA decided to retire the space shuttle. Because of my sitting height, I couldn’t fit into the Russian vehicle, Soyuz, so I found myself without a ride to space. I looked around at various career options on Earth and picked a company called ASRC Federal, which provides engineering services for NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Federal Aviation Administration. I have about 250 folks who work for me in Florida, assembling the Orion spacecraft for Lockheed Martin. So I’m still playing a part in pushing the envelope and getting us back to the Moon and onto Mars.

Going into space offered me a life-changing perspective. The Hubble Telescope helped bring the universe to us. You look at just one picture of the night sky with 1,500 galaxies, each with 100 billion stars, and you realize that the universe is so vast, it’s beyond comprehension. That deepened my faith. Just as moving, though in a different way, was looking back at Earth and seeing the curvature of our planet—this really thin, bright line that goes around the horizon—and realizing that’s our atmosphere, seeing how thin it is and how fragile the Earth seems.

I’ll never forget one night when we were passing over Africa, and it was all covered with clouds. There were thunderstorms across the planet. You’d see one line of lightning go off and then another. I could feel the rhythm, the planet breathing underneath, and I thought, “What an amazing place we were born on; how fortunate we are.”

https://uiaa.org/2019/07/02/alumni-interview-scott-altman/

Down-to-Earth conversation with NASA astronaut Scott Altman
 2/14/2023


Altman takes a selfie with MechSE scholarship recipients Ethan Moore and Justin Kao.

What’s Altman doing now?

“Well, NASA retired the space shuttle. I didn't have a ride anymore, so I decided it was time to look for something else to do—a new challenge. I joined industry,” Altman said.

Altman is currently the President of the Space Operating Group at ASRC Federal with 2,400 people across the country working under his leadership umbrella.

“We provide support services like extra engineers, extra scientists, and technicians, to assist NASA in achieving its goals,” Altman said. “I visit different sites, talk to customers, find out what they need, and then develop proposals when NASA, or NOAA, or Space Force puts out a request. We write a response and if we win the contract, a transition team recruits and hires talent. It keeps me busy.”

About his career, Altman said it has been about moving from one challenge to another. (...)
https://aerospace.illinois.edu/news/53569
https://twitter.com/ASE_Astronauts/status/1691465084244299776

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Wg SF opuścił NASA 03.09.2010.

Altman retired from NASA in September 2010 to join ASRC Research and Technology Solutions in Greenbelt, Maryland

https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/altman_scott.pdf

Astronauts Linda Godwin and Scott Altman Leave NASA
Aug 31, 2010 RELEASE 10-204

HOUSTON – NASA astronauts Linda Godwin and Scott Altman have announced plans to leave the agency. Godwin will retire and Altman will take a job in the private sector.

Godwin joined NASA in 1980 and worked in the Payload Operations Division. She was selected as an astronaut candidate in 1985. A veteran of four spaceflights, Godwin logged more than 38 days in space, including more than 10 hours during two spacewalks. She flew aboard STS-37 in 1991; served as payload commander of STS-59 in 1994; and flew on STS-76 in 1996 and STS-108 in 2001. Godwin also supported numerous technical assignments within NASA’s Astronaut Office and most recently served as the assistant to the director for exploration, Flight Crew Operations Directorate.

“Linda’s 30-year career at NASA was filled with contributions to the human spaceflight mission,” said Brent Jett, director of Flight Crew Operations at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. “She should be proud of her service to the agency and the country.”

Altman, a retired U.S. Navy captain, joined NASA in March 1995. He also has flown four shuttle missions, logging more than 51 days in space. He was the pilot of STS-90 in 1998 and STS-106 in 2000, and was commander of the final two missions to the Hubble Space Telescope, STS-109 in 2002 and STS-125 in 2009.

Altman also performed other technical duties within the agency, including temporary duty to NASA Headquarters as deputy director of the Requirements Division of the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate. Most recently, he served as chief of the Exploration Branch of the Astronaut Office.

“Scott has been a tremendous contribution to the astronaut corps and this agency,” said Peggy Whitson, chief of the Astronaut Office. “In his 15 years with NASA, he has performed flawlessly and demonstrated leadership in every position he’s served. He will be greatly missed.”

https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/astronauts-linda-godwin-and-scott-altman-leave-nasa/

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Szef  Federal's Space Operating Group w ASRC została mianowany Executive Vice President of Strategic Engagement (wiceprezes wykonawczy ds. zaangażowania strategicznego).

Scott Altman Charts New Role as EVP of Strategic Engagement at ASRC Federal
News provided by ASRC Federal  Apr 27, 2026, 14:00 ET

RESTON, Va., April 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Former NASA astronaut and head of ASRC Federal's Space Operating Group Scott Altman has been named Executive Vice President of Strategic Engagement. Industry veteran Mike Mazzella is stepping up to lead the company's Space Operating Group.

New EVP of Strategic Engagement

Scott "Scooter" Altman has led ASRC Federal's Space Operating Group as president for the past 6 years, with nearly 16 years at ASRC Federal. The newly created role of EVP of Strategic Engagement aims to improve enterprise-level stakeholder engagement by fostering stronger government and customer connections, building strategic partnerships, and aligning the workforce more closely with the company's mission, including shareholder programs. (...)

https://www.asrcfederal.com/scott-altman-evp-strategic-engagement-mike-mazzella-space-operating-group-president/
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/scott-altman-charts-new-role-as-evp-of-strategic-engagement-at-asrc-federal-302754581.html