When and where was David Scott born?
David Randolph Scott was born on the 6th of June, 1932 at Randolph Field near San Antonio, Texas.
Questions about David Scott
Short answers, pulled from the story.
What happened during the Gemini 8 mission with Neil Armstrong?
The Gemini 8 mission ended after just ten hours due to an emergency spin caused by a thruster from the Orbit Attitude and Maneuvering System firing unexpectedly. Armstrong and Scott successfully undocked from the Agena rocket to negate the spin and return to Earth safely.
Why did Apollo 9 splash down less than four nautical miles from the helicopter carrier USS Guadalcanal east of the Bahamas?
Apollo 9 splashed down on the 13th of March 1969 in that location because rough seas in the Atlantic Ocean recovery zone forced the mission to stay in space one orbit longer than planned.
What experiment did David Scott perform on the Moon during Apollo 15?
On August 2 during his third moonwalk, David Scott dropped a hammer and a feather before the television camera to demonstrate Galileo's theory that objects in a vacuum drop at the same rate.
How did unauthorized postal covers affect David Scott's career?
Scott was removed as a backup crew member for Apollo 17 and reprimanded by NASA and the Air Force for poor judgment regarding the sale of unauthorized postal covers. A press release dated the 11th of July 1972 stated these actions made it extremely unlikely he would fly again.