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David Scott

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David Randolph Scott (born June 6, 1932) is an American retired test pilot and NASA astronaut who was the seventh person to walk on the Moon. Selected as part of the third group of astronauts in 1963, Scott flew to space three times and commanded Apollo 15, the fourth lunar landing; he is one of four surviving Moon walkers and the only living commander of a spacecraft that landed on the Moon. Before becoming an astronaut, Scott graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point and joined the Air Force. After serving as a fighter pilot in Europe, he graduated from the Air Force Experimental Test Pilot School (Class 62C) and the Aerospace Research Pilot School (Class IV). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Scott is the 35th most popular astronaut (down from 17th in 2019), the 1,836th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,123rd in 2019) and the 25th most popular American Astronaut.

David Scott is most famous for being the first American to walk in space.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, David Scott ranks 35 out of 556. Before him are Gerald Carr, Owen Garriott, William C. McCool, Edgar Mitchell, Andriyan Nikolayev, and Jim Lovell. After him are Mark Kelly, Margaret Rhea Seddon, Pavel Popovich, Valery Bykovsky, Gus Grissom, and Ilan Ramon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, David Scott ranks 92. Before him are Jean-Jacques Sempé, Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, Lalo Schifrin, K. C. Jones, Gerald Carr, and Muhammad Khan Junejo. After him are Peter Eisenman, Delphine Seyrig, Petula Clark, Joseph Zen, Nikolai Kardashev, and Emmanuelle Arsan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Scott ranks 1,836 out of 20,380. Before him are Teri Hatcher (1964), Larry Flynt (1942), Henry Rollins (1961), Nick Adams (1931), Alfred Thayer Mahan (1840), and Mary Todd Lincoln (1818). After him are David Zucker (1947), Richard Lynch (1940), Bubba Smith (1945), Elisabeth Shue (1963), Peter Weller (1947), and Mark Kelly (1964).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, David Scott ranks 25. Before him are David M. Brown (1956), Gerald Carr (1932), Owen Garriott (1930), William C. McCool (1961), Edgar Mitchell (1930), and Jim Lovell (1928). After him are Mark Kelly (1964), Margaret Rhea Seddon (1947), Gus Grissom (1926), James Irwin (1930), Henry Hartsfield (1933), and Roger B. Chaffee (1935).

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