Scott D. Tingle
Scott Tingle | |
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NASA astronaut | |
Rank | Captain, USN |
Time in space | 168d 5h 18m |
Selection | NASA Group 20 (2009) |
Total EVAs | 1 |
Total EVA time | 7h 24m |
Missions | |
Mission insignia |
Scott David Tingle (born July 19, 1965) is a NASA astronaut.[1] He was selected in June 2009 as a member of the NASA Astronaut Group 20, qualifying in 2011. Serving as a flight engineer as part of Expedition 54 and 55, Tingle launched into space on board Soyuz MS-07 in December 2017, and returned in June 2018.[2] Tingle is a highly decorated naval pilot, having flown 51 types of aircraft over more than 4,500 flight hours, landed 750 aircraft with carrier arrestments, and fought in 54 combat missions.[3]
Early years and education
Scott Tingle is a captain in the
Military service
In 1991, Tingle was commissioned as a
NASA career
In July 2009 Scott D. Tingle became a member of the
In 2014, Tingle served as cavenaut into the ESA CAVES[6] training in Sardinia, alongside Alexander Misurkin, Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, Luca Parmitano and Matthias Mauer.
Expedition 54/55
In May 2016 he was assigned to the crew of ISS Expedition 53/54, as flight engineer for both expeditions, alongside Russian cosmonauts Aleksandr Skvortsov and Ivan Vagner.[7] The trio was scheduled to launch in September 2017 aboard Soyuz MS-06. Although due to a Russian decision to reduce the number of crew members aboard the Russian Orbital Segment until the launch of their long delayed Nauka laboratory module, Vagner was removed from Skvortosv and Tingle's crew. This resulted in Tingle being moved from the "Flight Engineer-2" position on the Soyuz to the much more systems intensive "Flight Engineer-1" position, this resulted in Tingle needing more time to train for his flight so he and Skvortsov were pushed back to ISS Expedition 54/55, they were joined by JAXA astronaut Norishige Kanai. The ISS-54/55 crew changed one more time when Skvortsov was pushed back to a later flight due to a temporary medical condition and replaced with cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov.[8]
Shkaplerov, Tingle and Kanai launched on board Soyuz MS-07 on 17 December 2017 07:21 UTC. Originally they were planned to rendezvous with the ISS in just six hours, although due to NASA wanting the launch to be advanced by ten days from December 27 the spacecraft was reverted to the older two-day rendezvous scheme. The three safely arrived aboard the ISS on December 19 and joined the Expedition 54 crew.[2]
On January 23, 2018, Tingle performed his first EVA with
Tingle and his two crew mates returned to Earth on June 3, 2018, following 168 days in space.[10]
Personal life
Scott Tingle is married to Raynette Mahelona Tingle and has three children. Although he was born in Attleboro, he considers his hometown to be Randolph, Massachusetts.[11] At age 15 he took guitar lessons from a neighbor, at age 16 he joined a band that he continued to play with through college, writing original music and playing at clubs in Kenmore Square, and Providence. Tingle cites his experience in a rock band as contributing to team skills he needed as an astronaut.[12]
Awards and honors
Through his educational, military, and NASA career, Tingle has received many awards and honors. He graduated magna cum laude from Southeastern Massachusetts University, earned Outstanding Graduate of
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the
- ^ NASA HQ (June 29, 2009). "NASA Selects New Astronauts for Future Space Exploration". NASA. Archived from the original on August 1, 2009. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
- ^ a b Chris Gebhardt (December 17, 2017). "Soyuz MS-07 launches on final human mission of 2017". nasaspaceflight.com.
- ^ a b c d Whiting, Melanie (February 16, 2016). "Scott D. Tingle (Captain, U.S. Navy) NASA Astronaut". NASA. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
- ^ "He started at Zeppy's Bakery in Randolph. Now he's about 250 miles above Earth. - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
- ^ NASA (May 2020). "Bio: Scott D. Tingle". NASA. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- S2CID 234819922.
- ^ "NASA, Space Station Partners Announce Future Mission Crew Members". May 6, 2016.
- ^ "Soyuz MS-07 Crew Launches, Bound for Six-Month Space Station Increment". December 17, 2017.
- ^ Richardson, Derek (January 24, 2018). "Astronauts replace Canadarm2 'hand' on ISS in first spacewalk of 2018". Orbital Velocity. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
- ^ "Three Station crewmembers return to Earth on Soyuz MS-07". June 3, 2018.
- ^ "Scott Tingle Becomes Purdue's 23rd Astronaut". College of Engineering - Purdue University. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
- ^ NASA Johnson (January 26, 2018), Astronaut Moments: Scott Tingle: Guitarist, archived from the original on December 21, 2021, retrieved March 8, 2018
External links
- NASA (May 2020). "Bio: Scott D. Tingle". NASA. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- Spacefacts biography of Scott D. Tingle
- Scott D. Tingle on Twitter