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Gemini 8 by David R. Scott and David Scott of Johnson Space Center (JSC)
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Astronaut David Scott underg
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Astronaut David Scott undergoes water egress training |
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Astronaut David R. Scott, pilot of the Gemini 8 prime crew, stands on deck of the NASA Motor Vessel Retriever after suiting up for water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico. |
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01.15.1966 |
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Astronaut David Scott underg
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Astronaut David Scott undergoes water egress training in building 260A |
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Astronaut David R. Scott, pilot of the Gemini 8 prime crew, undergoes water egress training in a special tank in building 260A at the Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC), Houston, Texas. An MSC swimmer assists in the training exercise. A boilerplate model of a Gemini spacecraft floats in water beside Scott. |
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01.05.1966 |
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David Scott
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David Scott |
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Dr. David R. Scott was appointed Director of NASA's Flight Research Center on April 18, 1975. From August 1973 he served as Deputy Director of FRC and was appointed acting director in January 1975. He is retired from the U.S. Air Force where he held the rank of Colonel. Dave left the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center on October 30, 1977 after the Center had been renamed in honor of Hugh L. Dryden. As a NASA astronaut, Scott flew on Gemini 8, Apollo 9 and was spacecraft commander of Apollo 15. When he left the astronaut corps in 1972, Scott was named Technical Assistant to the Apollo Program Manager at Johnson Space Center in Houston. Later he served as Special Assistant for Mission Operations and Government Funded Equipment. Dave earned a Bachelor of Science Degree from the United States Military Academy in 1954, standing fifth in a class of 633, and the degrees of Bachelor and Master of Science in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1962. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Astronautical Science from the University of Michigan in 1971. Dave has graduated from the Air Force Experimental Test Pilot School and Aerospace Research Pilot School. He has over 5,600 hours flying time along with 20 hours of extra vehicular activity (EVA) time. Dr. Scott is a Fellow of the American Astronautical Society, Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, a member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, and Sigma Gamma Tau. Among Dr. Scott's special honors are two NASA Distinguished Service Medals, the NASA Exceptional Service Medal, two Air Force Distinguished Service Medals, the Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Force Association's David C. Schilling Trophy, and the Robert J. Collier Trophy for 1971. |
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01.01.1975 |
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Astronaut David Scott underg
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Astronaut David Scott undergoes water egress training in building 260A |
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Astronaut David R. Scott, pilot of the Gemini 8 prime crew, undergoes water egress training in a special tank in building 260A at the Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC), Houston, Texas. An MSC swimmer assists in the training exercise. A boilerplate model of a Gemini spacecraft floats in water beside Scott. |
| Date Taken |
1966-01-05 |
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Astronaut David Scott practi
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Astronaut David Scott practicing for Gemini 8 EVA |
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Astronaut David R. Scott practicing for Gemini 8 extravehicular acitivity (EVA) in bldg 4 of the Manned Spacecraft Center on the air bearing floor. He is wearing the the Hand-Held Maneuvering Unit which he will use during the EVA. |
| Date Taken |
1966-02-01 |
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Astronaut David Scott underg
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| Title |
Astronaut David Scott undergoes water egress training |
| Description |
Astronaut David R. Scott, pilot of the Gemini 8 prime crew, stands on deck of the NASA Motor Vessel Retriever after suiting up for water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico. |
| Date Taken |
1966-01-15 |
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