Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
HorowitzScott Jay "Doc"USA |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 24.03.1957 |
| Birthplace: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | three |
| Selection date: | 31.03.1992 |
| Selection group: | NASA-14 |
| Position: | CDR |
| Status: | Ret. ??.10.2004 |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | STS-75 Columbia | PLT | 22.02. - 09.03.1996 | 15d 17h 40m |
| 2 | STS-82 Discovery | PLT | 11.02. - 21.02.1997 | 9d 23h 37m |
| 3 | STS-101 Atlantis | PLT | 19.05. - 29.05.2000 | 9d 20h 09m |
| 4 | STS-105 Discovery | CDR | 10.08. - 22.08.2001 | 11d 21h 12m |
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| Total | 47d 10h 38m | |||
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Additional information
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Bachelor of science in engineering from
California State University, 1978; master of science and
Ph.D. in aerospace engineering from Georgia Institute
of Technology, 1979 and 1982, respectively; Colonel,
USAF,
Ret.; test pilot; unsuccessful application for
NASA
astronaut group 13;
hobbies: Designing, building, and flying home-built aircraft, restoring
automobiles, running, softball; later he worked for Thiokol in Utah; since
September 2005
NASA associate administrator for the Exploration
Systems Mission Directorate. |
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