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Scott J. Horowitz

スコット・ホロウィッツ　/　すこっと・ほろうぃっつ

American military officer

March 24, 1957 (age 69)　・　Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Pennsylvania
military officer
astronaut
aircraft pilot

My Take

Scott Horowitz is exactly the kind of person who leaves me in awe. A retired American astronaut who flew four Space Shuttle missions, he was also a military officer and aircraft pilot, and NASA honored him with the Distinguished Service Medal in 2002. Four trips beyond the atmosphere is almost impossible to fathom. That career demands a rare fusion of engineering intellect and raw courage, the willingness to ride a rocket and trust the math underneath you. I keep wondering what it does to a person to look back at Earth from orbit not once but four times. My admiration here is total and unqualified.

Overview

Scott Jay Horowitz (born March 24, 1957) is a retired American astronaut and a veteran of four Space Shuttle missions.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Scott J. Horowitz
Name (Japanese): スコット・ホロウィッツ
Reading: すこっと・ほろうぃっつ
Born: March 24, 1957 (age 69)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aries / Rooster
Origin: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: military officer / astronaut / aircraft pilot

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: California State University, Northridge

Awards & achievements

2002 NASA Distinguished Service Medal

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%82%B3%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9B%E3%83%AD%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%83%E3%83%84

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