Scott Altman
- STS -90 ( 1998)
- STS- 106 (2000)
- STS- 109 (2002)
- STS- 125 (2009)
Scott Douglas Altman ( born August 15, 1959 in Lincoln, Illinois, USA) is an American former test pilot and astronaut.
Training
Altman graduated in 1977 from the Pekin Community High School in Pekin (Illinois ) and finished four years later, his Bachelor's degree in aeronautics and aerospace engineering at the University of Illinois. In 1990, he earned a master's degree in aeronautical engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey ( California).
Military training
Altman came in August 1981 with the rank of ensign in the U.S. Navy one. He got his pilot wings awarded in February 1983 and then flew the Grumman F-14 fighter aircraft in the "Fighter Squadron 51" on the Navy base in Miramar. In August 1987, Altman was (better known under the name "Top Gun" ) was added to the test pilot school "United States Navy Fighter Weapons School ". Altman closed the school in June 1990 with honors. Then he spent two years as a test pilot at various F -14 projects before he accompanied the first use of the then new F- 14D as a maintenance and operations officer. For his role during Operation Southern Watch, he was the "Navy Air Medal " award. Shortly after his return from Iraq Altman was selected for the astronaut program. He has flown over 5000 flight hours in more than 40 different aircraft types.
Altman flew most of the flight scenes, which can be seen in the film Top Gun.
Space flights
In its first two space flights with STS- 90 and STS -106, he worked as a pilot, on his third and fourth with STS- 109 and STS -125 as commander.
STS -90
On April 17, 1998 ( 18:19 UTC) started the mission from the launch pad 39 -B at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC ) in an orbital altitude of 278 km. There were 31 experiments (including rats ) performed to see how weightlessness affects the nervous system, where live animals were operated on during a space flight for the first time. After 15 days, 21 hours and 50 minutes, the mission ended on 3 May 1998 at 16:09 UTC back at the Kennedy Space Center.
STS -106
On 8 September 2000, the mission launched from the launch pad 39 -B of the KSC in an orbital altitude of 328 km, to the International Space Station (ISS ) with everyday objects, such as equip for example a toilet. After docking with the ISS made on 11 September 2000 Yuri Ivanovich Malenchenko and Edward Tsang Lu an EVA of six hours and 15 minutes of time to route a cable between the Zvezda and Zarya ISS modules. On September 20, 2000 at 7:58 UTC, the mission ended after eleven days, 19 hours and 12 minutes to Cape Canaveral.
STS -109
On 1 March 2002, the mission of the launch pad 39 -A at KSC launched into an orbit altitude of 470 km. It was the fourth " Hubble Space Telescope Servicing." On 4 March 2002 John Mace Grunsfeld and Richard Linnehan Michael made an EVA of seven hours and minutes of time to provide the Hubble Space Telescope with an awning latest generation of the starboard side. The second EVA made James Hansen Newman and Michael Massimino James on March 5, seven hours and 16 minutes to replace and the second sun shade and one of four Reaction Wheel Assemblies. The third EVA took over again Grunsfeld and Linnehan a day later to replace a power supply element, which claimed six hours and 48 minutes. The fourth EVA on March 7, also had seven hours and 30 minutes. Newman and Massimino they undertook to replace the Faint Object Camera with a new ultraviolet camera, and to install an electrical box for the cooling unit of the NICIMOS - infrared camera. On March 8, Grunsfeld and Massimino made a final EVA of seven hours and twenty minutes of time to install a cooling unit for NICIMOS and replace the old Kühlagregat. After ten days, 22 hours and ten minutes, the mission ended on 12 March 2002 at Cape Canaveral.
STS -125
As commander of STS- 125 Altman directed the fifth and final servicing and repair mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. The launch took place on 11 May 2009, the landing on 24 May 2009 at Edwards Air Force Base.
According to the NASA
September 1, 2010 Altman resigned from NASA and took over the area of strategic planning of the company ASRC Research and Technology Solutions (ARTS ) in Greenbelt, Maryland as Vice President.
Private
Altman is married and has three children.