Scott Altman

Quick Facts

Full Name	Scott Altman
Occupation	Astronaut
Date Of Birth	Aug 15, 1959(1959-08-15)
Age	65
Birthplace	Lincoln
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Leo

Scott Altman Biography

Scott Altman is one of the most popular and richest Astronaut who was born on August 15, 1959 in Lincoln, Illinois, United States. As Commander, I was part of the final servicing mission of The Hubble Space Telescope.

He did a lot of aerial stunts that were featured in the movie “Top Gun” starring He performed many of the aerial stunts in the film “Top Gun” starring Tom Cruise..

Commissioned as an Ensign in the United States Navy in August 1981, and received his Naval Aviator wings in February 1983. As a member of Fighter Squadron 51 at (then) NAS Miramar, Altman completed two deployments to the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean flying the F-14A Tomcat. In August 1987, he was selected for the Naval Postgraduate School-Test Pilot School Co-op program and graduated with Test Pilot School Class 97 in June 1990 as a Distinguished Graduate. After graduation, he spent the next two years as a test pilot working on various F-14 projects at Strike Aircraft Test Directorate NAWC AD Patuxent River Maryland. Altman then took the new F-14D on its first operational deployment with VF-31 Tomcatters, where he served as maintenance officer and later operations officer. He was awarded the Air Medal for his role as a strike leader flying over Southern Iraq in support of Operation Southern Watch. Shortly following his return from this six-month deployment, he was selected for the NASA astronaut program. He has logged over 7,000 flight hours in more than 40 types of aircraft.

Selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in December 1994, Altman reported to the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in March 1995. He completed a year of training and was initially assigned to work technical aspects of orbiter landing and roll out issues for the Astronaut Office Vehicle Systems Branch. He was the pilot on STS-90 (1998) and STS-106 (2000), and was the mission commander on STS-109 (2002) and STS-125 (2009). A veteran of four space flights, Altman has logged over 40 days in space. Altman retired from NASA in September 2010 to join ASRC Federal Research and Technology Solutions in Greenbelt, Maryland.

He got married Jill Loomer and had three children.

Scott Altman Net Worth

Scott Altman is one of the richest Astronaut from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Scott Altman 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was awarded a Master’s Degree at the Naval Postgraduate School in 1990.

He has been on four space flights.

Scott Douglas “Scooter” Altman (born August 15, 1959) is a retired United States Navy Captain, 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.

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STS-125 Atlantis (May 11–24, 2009). STS-125 was the fifth and final servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. Atlantis carried two new instruments to the telescope, the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph and the Wide Field Camera 3. The mission also replaced a Fine Guidance Sensor, six gyroscopes, and two battery unit modules to allow the telescope to continue to function at least through 2014. The crew also installed new thermal blanket insulating panels to provide improved thermal protection, and a soft-capture mechanism that would aid in the safe de-orbiting of the telescope by an unmanned spacecraft at the end of its operational lifespan. The mission also carried an IMAX camera and the crew documented the progress of the mission for an upcoming IMAX film.

Facts & Trivia

Scott Ranked on the list of most popular Astronaut. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Scott Altman celebrates birthday on August 15 of every year.

STS-106 Atlantis (September 8–20, 2000). During the 12-day mission, the crew successfully prepared the International Space Station for the arrival of the first permanent crew. Additionally, he handflew two complete flyarounds of the station after undocking.