Scott D. ALTMAN

CAREER:                                                                                                                                1981 - 1983:                                                                                                                           USN aviator training in Florida and Texas

1983 – 1987:                                                                                                                       Assigned to Fighter Squadron (VF) 51 flying the F-14 at NAS Miramar, San Diego, California; he also completed two deployments to the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean.

1987 – 1990:                                                                                                                       Student, USN Postgraduate School/USN Test Pilot School

1990 – 1992:                                                                                                                           USN test plot working on F-14 and F-15 test projects

1992 – 1994:                                                                                                                   Maintenance and Operations Officer, VF-31 NAS Miramar, flying the F-14D Super Tomcat; participated in Operation SOUTHERN WATCH flying over Southern Iraq

ASTRONAUT ASSIGNMMENTS

1994: (08.12) Selected as a Pilot candidate Group 15

1995: (06.03) Commenced 12-month Ascan training programme; Ascan training

1996: Ascan training; (Mar) graduated; his initial CB technical assignment was with the Vehicle Systems Branch, working on aspects of OV landing and rollout issues: Shuttle mission support; STS-76, 80

1997: Shuttle mission support; STS-83, 85; (18.04) named PLT STS-90 (Neurolab); Shuttle mission training

1998: Shuttle mission training (17.04-03.05) flew as PLT STS-90 (Neurolab) 381 hrs 49 min

1999: Shuttle mission support: STS-96, 93, 103

2000: (18.02) Named PLT STS-106 (ISS-2A.2b); Shuttle mission training; (08-19.09) flew as PLT STS-106 (ISS-2A. 2b), 283 hrs 12 min; CB technical assignments

2001: CB technical assignments; (26.03) Named CDR STS-109 (Hubble Service Mission 3B); Shuttle mission training

2002: Chief of Shuttle Operations Branch and serves as lead for the Cockpit Avionics Upgrade.

2004: Chief of Shuttle Operations Branch and serves as lead for the Cockpit Avionics Upgrade; (        ) temporary duty assignment to NASA HQ as Deputy Director, Requirements Division of the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate.

2005: Upon return to Houston he served as Deputy Chief of the Exploration Branch of the CB

2006: (31.10) Named Commander STS-125, Hubble Service Mission 4; Shuttle mission training

2007: Shuttle mission training

2008: Shuttle mission training

2009: Shuttle mission training;   (11-24.05) flew as CDR STS-125 Hubble Service Mission 4;   (309 hrs. 38 mins ) 

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