Scott D. Tingle

Scott Tingle
Tingle at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas in September 2020
Born
Scott David Tingle

(1965-07-19) July 19, 1965 (age 59)
EducationUniversity of Massachusetts, Dartmouth (BS)
Purdue University (MS)
AwardsMeritorious Service Medal
Air Medal
Air and Space Commendation Medal (with valor)
Space career
NASA astronaut
RankCaptain, USN
Time in space
168d 5h 18m
SelectionNASA 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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Chris Gebhardt (December 17, 2017). "Soyuz MS-07 launches on final human mission of 2017". nasaspaceflight.com.
  3. ^ Whiting, Melanie (February 16, 2016). "Scott D. Tingle (Captain, U.S. Navy) NASA Astronaut". NASA. Retrieved March 8, 2018.