Scott J. Horowitz
| Scott Horowitz | |
|---|---|
|
|
| Country: | United States |
| Organization: | NASA |
| selected on | March 31, 1992 ( 14th NASA Group ) |
| Calls: | 4 space flights |
| Start of the first space flight: |
February 22, 1996 |
| Landing of the last space flight: |
August 22, 2001 |
| Time in space: | 47d 10h 41m |
| retired on | October 2004 |
| Space flights | |
Scott Jay "Doc" Horowitz (born March 24, 1957 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ) is a former American astronaut .
Life
Horowitz received a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering from California State University in 1978 . In 1979 he received a Masters and in 1982 PhD in aerospace engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology .
From 1982 Horowitz worked for the Marietta company , which belonged to Lockheed Georgia . In 1983 he received his pilot's license at Williams Air Force Base , Arizona . From 1984 to 1987 he flew as a T-38 pilot instructor and did research at the Human Resources Laboratory at Williams Air Force Base. For the next two years he was stationed as an F-15 fighter pilot at Bitburg Air Base in Germany. In 1990 he came to Edwards Air Force Base and was trained as a test pilot.
He also taught from 1985 to 1989 as a professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University . There he gave courses in aircraft design as well as aircraft and rocket propulsion. In 1991 he gave courses in mechanical engineering at California State University .
Astronaut activity
Horowitz applied unsuccessfully for NASA's 13th astronaut group, but was accepted into the 14th group in March 1992 as an aspiring astronaut. After completing his training as a shuttle pilot, he worked in the development department of the astronaut offices at the Johnson Space Center in Houston . He was a member of the support teams for shuttle launches and landings at the Kennedy Space Center and was also used as a liaison officer ( CAPCOM ).
STS-75
On February 22, 1996, Horowitz started as a pilot of the Columbia space shuttle on its first mission into space . The main tasks of the mission were the relaunch of a tethered satellite system (TSS) and experiments with the United States Microgravity Payload (USMP-3). TSS successfully demonstrated the possibilities of producing electricity with a tensioned cable. The TSS experiment provided valuable results before the cable, which had been extended for more than 19 km, broke.
STS-82
On February 11, 1997, he flew as a pilot of the space shuttle Discovery on the second maintenance mission for the Hubble space telescope .
STS-101
On May 19, 2000 he flew as a pilot of the space shuttle Atlantis to the International Space Station (ISS) and brought over two tons of equipment and supplies with him.
STS-105
On August 10, 2001, he visited the ISS again as Commander of Discovery. With the multi-purpose module Leonardo again supplies were brought to the ISS. In addition, the second long-term crew of the ISS was replaced by the third .
After the space flights
After leaving NASA, Horowitz worked as Director of Space Transportation and Exploration for Thiokol in Utah . In September 2005 he returned to the US space agency and took over the management of the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate at headquarters . Horowitz finally left NASA in October 2007.
Private
Horowitz and his wife Lisa Marie have three children.
See also
- List of spacemen
- List of space shuttle missions
- List of manned space flights
- List of manned missions to the International Space Station
Web links
- Short biography of Scott J. Horowitz at spacefacts.de
- NASA biography of Scott J. Horowitz (English; PDF)
- Biography of Scott J. Horowitz in the Encyclopedia Astronautica (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Horowitz, Scott J. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Horowitz, Scott Jay; Horowitz, Doc (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American astronaut |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 24, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Philadelphia , Pennsylvania |