Interview: Ed Mitchell's Recent Death Leaves Seven Moonwalkers. Dave Scott Is One.Jim Clash Updated Mar 13, 2016, 01:52 pm EDT
JC: What do you remember about your Apollo 15 lunar flight?DS: It was a fantastic experience. The thing I remember most is how many took care of us for so long. People don’t understand that 400,000 [individuals] worked on Apollo, and that every one of them was totally dedicated. It was a family affair. You know, we were just at the top of the pyramid. Everybody down there took care of us — the smoothness of the operation, the fact that all the hardware worked, the software worked. Everybody has a little glitch here and there, but it was a great national effort. (...)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimclash/2016/03/13/interview-ed-mitchells-recent-death-leaves-seven-moonwalkers-dave-scott-is-one/Only privately-owned astronaut wristwatch worn on the moon heads to auctionSeptember 30, 2015 – Forty-four years ago, David Scott's watch broke while he was out for a walk.
Somehow, the crystal that protected the wristwatch's face popped off. Scott did not notice it had broken until after he had come back inside. Fortunately for him, he had another watch to wear. (...)
http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-093015a-apollo-moon-watch-bulova.htmlhttps://www.watchonista.com/articles/closer-look/oh-my-stars-meet-bulova-lunar-pilot-chronographhttps://www.hodinkee.com/articles/dave-scotts-watch-worn-on-moon-for-sale50 years later: Emory Professor Tracy Scott reflects on her father’s Apollo 15 expeditionPosted by Matthew Chupack | Jul 26, 2021
From left to right, David Scott, his daughter Tracy Scott, first wife Ann Ott and son Douglas Scott in April 1971, about three months before Apollo 15’s launch. Photo courtesy of NASA(...) The simulators at the space center also helped her appreciate her father’s job. Configured to look like a spaceship, the simulators were meant for training purposes, but she was permitted to sit in the device, peeking into her father’s world.
While living in these NASA communities allowed children to experience an enhanced perspective on the extraterrestrial realm, Tracy Scott said the limited social scene also made the towns isolating. She noted that those who left the area often faced “a much more rude awakening.” For Tracy Scott, that came when she moved to California in seventh grade.
“It was really hard because I was put into this context where I was the oddity; people knew my dad and they were kind of starstruck,” Tracy Scott said. “Girls in middle school when they first met me wanted to be my friends so that they could talk about this stuff and meet my dad.” (...)
https://emorywheel.com/50-years-later-emory-professor-tracy-scott-reflects-on-her-fathers-apollo-15-expedition/CSCAA Honors Army Graduate, Dr. David R. Scott with the Charles McCaffree Awardposted 02-06-2025 09:37 PM
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