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Winston E. Scott
American navy officer and astronaut (born 1950) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the CIA agent, see Winston M. Scott.
Winston Elliott "Win" Scott (born August 6, 1950) is a retired United States Navy Captain and former NASA astronaut. He served as a mission specialist on STS-72 in 1996 and STS-87 in 1997 logged a total of 24 days, 14 hours and 34 minutes in space, including three spacewalks totaling 19 hours and 26 minutes. Often known by his nickname of "Win", he was also a Naval Aviator and initially flew helicopters and later transitioned to fighter aircraft.
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Born | Winston Elliott Scott (1950-08-06) August 6, 1950 (age 73) |
Education | Florida State University (BA) Naval Postgraduate School (MS) |
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Rank | Captain, USN |
Time in space | 24d 14h 35m |
Selection | NASA Group 14 (1992) |
Total EVAs | 3 |
Total EVA time | 19h 26m |
Missions | STS-72 STS-87 |
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Retirement | July 1999 |
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