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My Take
Some resumes simply stop you cold, and Scott Altman's is one of them. A Navy test pilot turned NASA astronaut, he flew four Space Shuttle missions and commanded the final servicing flight to the Hubble Space Telescope, essentially going to space to repair humanity's eye on the cosmos. The Distinguished Flying Cross and a row of medals only confirm the steel in him. What I admire most is the calm leadership that role demands; you cannot fake composure when you're strapped to a rocket. For me, anyone who routinely risks everything above the atmosphere earns unconditional respect, and Altman has every bit of mine.
Overview
Scott Douglas "Scooter" Altman (born August 15, 1959) is a retired United States Navy Captain and naval aviator, engineer, test pilot and former NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of four Space Shuttle missions. His fourth mission on STS-125 was the last servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. In 2018, he was inducted into the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Scott Altman
- Name (Japanese)
- スコット・アルトマン
- Reading
- すこっと・あるとまん
- Born
- August 15, 1959 (age 66)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Boar
- Origin
- Lincoln, Illinois, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- military officer / astronaut / military flight engineer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Awards & achievements
- Distinguished Flying Cross
- Legionnaire of Legion of Merit
- Air Medal
- 2010 NASA Distinguished Service Medal
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Military officer — see all → · Astronaut — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.