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As a NASA astronaut, Scott flew on Gemini VIII, Apollo IX and was Spacecraft Commander on Apollo XV. He has logged 546 hours and 54 minutes in space, of which 20 hours and 46 minutes were in extravehicular activity. In 1972 Scott was named as Technical Assistant to the Apollo Program Manager at Johnson Space Center. Prior to coming to the Dryden Flight Research Center, he was Special Assistant for Mission Operations for the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project. He retired from the U.S. Air Force in March 1975 with the rank of Colonel and over 5600 hours of flying time.
On the Gemini VIII mission in 1966, Scott and Command Pilot Neil Armstrong performed the first successful docking of two vehicles in space. As Command Module Pilot for Apollo IX in 1969, Scott was instrumental in completing the first comprehensive Earth orbital qualification and verification test of a fully configured Apollo spacecraft. In 1971 Scott commanded Apollo XV, which was the first extended scientific exploration of the Moon, doubling the lunar stay time of previous flights and utilizing the first Lunar Roving Vehicle to explore the Hadley Rille and the Apennine Mountains.
Dr. Scott was formally the director of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Hugh L. Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards, California. In this capacity, he was responsible for all operational and institutional activities at NASA's premiere aeronautical flight research facility.
From NASA web site.
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