Scott D. Altman
Scott Douglas "Scooter" Altman is an American naval aviator, test pilot, engineer, and retired NASA astronaut. Selected in NASA Astronaut Group 15 in 1994, he flew four shuttle missions and became closely associated with Hubble Space Telescope servicing.
- Born
- August 15, 1959
- Died
- N/A
- Birthplace
- Lincoln, Illinois,United States
Flights
4
Spacewalks
0
EVA time
N/A
In space
51 days, 12 hours, 47 minutes
Bio
Altman served as a Navy pilot and test pilot before NASA, including flying work connected to the film Top Gun. At NASA he piloted STS-90 and STS-106 before moving into shuttle command.
He commanded STS-109 and STS-125, both Hubble Space Telescope servicing missions. STS-125 was the final Hubble servicing mission, extending the observatory's scientific life and becoming one of the last major standalone shuttle achievements before retirement of the fleet.