My dad went to Grad school with Scott and Slayton. Grew down the street from the Scott’s and spent many days at there house.

Dave Scott and Jim Irwin seem to be the forgotten moon walkers (and Ed Mitchell too). Space enthusiasts often speak of Pete Conrad and the lovable Al Bean; the legendary Alan Shepard, the master John Young, the wonderful Charlie Duke, the no non-sense Gene Cernan, and the enthusiastic Harrison Schmitt. Scott and Irwin never seem to get the attention as those others got, which is shame because the crew of Apollo 15 is just as amazing as the others.

@gunternetzer9621

Жыл бұрын

All legends in their own ways.

@JeffGR4

11 ай бұрын

Are you kidding me?! Col. Dave Scott is among the all-time greats - the overblown stamp scandal aside.

@dukeford8893

10 ай бұрын

@@JeffGR4 Yep, a great astronaut and pilot. Also very human. Used his official position for personal gain (or tried to). Later sued for some other financial chicanery. He and Duke Cunningham had a lot in common.

@uzayikesfet

Ай бұрын

because of the postal cover thing

@JosephWeiss-dv4ts

Ай бұрын

They got into trouble

It never ceases to amaze me what David Scott and the other Apollo astronauts had to know, prepare and train for their missions. They are articulate and express their thoughts in an easily comprehensible manner. Also, it amazes me to imagine “what their eyes have seen” for each moon walker. Incredible!

I think Hadley-Apennine is the best landing site to view through a telescope. It has everything. The Rille. The South Cluster and the North Complex. And to look down on Mt. Hadley itself from an altitude of a quarter million miles is a treat...

David Scott, is someone I met who is a really nice guy!

Brilliant man, smart beyond words, courageous. Also flew the F-104 to it's limits, and a niche beyond, then lived another day.

Dave's first two missions were commanded by Neil Armstrong (G8) and Jim McDivitt (A9). Would love to ask Dave to compare these two as commanders.

@birther1968

2 ай бұрын

Mr Scott said he is alive today because of Neil Armstrong.

I'm proud to say that I spent the Apollo 15 mission watching it on TV. Vivid memories. I was a snot-nosed 11 year old. Imagine life for Dave Scott, and all the Apollo astronauts. They spend 10 days of their lives flying a mission. Granted, it's years of prep, but centred on just those 10 days. You're 35-odd years old. When you get back to Earth, you're faced with spending the rest of your life talking about just those 10 days. The psychological stability of these guys (apologies, Buzz Aldrin) is mond-boggling. East of the living 600-odd people who have been to space have had their consciousness alter by travelling off-planet. An invaluable perspective, and resource.

Really good speaker.

David Randolph Scott was one of the greatest astronaut ever to flight a mission.

@gunternetzer9621

Жыл бұрын

A brain the size of a house.

@SpaceTime773

Жыл бұрын

​@CH1 they were testpilots. They had to be arrogant.

The complete opposite of John Young in the humble, “aww shucks” department….

Brilliant astronaut

24:21 Backup crew blues.

Two suggestions if I may, give more time to this interview 38 minutos is to short to listen to colonel Dave R. Scott and second try to edit it in a better way.

gem in nee (not gem in eye)

@TN-we3zt

Ай бұрын

In Latin, yes. In English, either (EEE-ther) or either (EYE-ther) is the same. 😊

@ 13:30 Dave calls the survey out the top of the LM a “Scouting Expedition”. Beginning with AS12 lunar crews performed this 360 panorama for a few reasons, one being to confirm their location and another to see if they had company. Jim Irwin famously while positioning the lunar video camera “accidentally” panned it across an object sitting on a hillside three times, whereupon Houston warned him to be careful where he was pointing it. Later after an EVA Houston almost demanded he make certain the cabin door was locked wherein Jim Irwin cursedly said it’s locked.

@Hobbes746

Ай бұрын

That is nonsense.

Now there’s a guy you want to listen to. Not full of himself like John Young

@gunternetzer9621

10 күн бұрын

John Young - full of himself!!!

Dang I thought Jim only went 1 lunar eva without water, not all 3. Yeah his electrolytes levels must of been low including his potassium levels. This definitely caused damage to Jim’s heart on Apollo 15. That’s is his own fault not speaking up. I would have pressed on too, the moon is a one time extraordinary adventure.

@camarocarl7130

7 ай бұрын

You would think Scott would have altered the EVA time to accommodate Jim's inability to hydrate for 7 hours at a time... times 3 days- No wonder in this interview he just automatically says 'I don't know" ISFA that caused heart problems in the future? I wonder how Scott felt every time he took a drink on the Moon?

When are we actually going to go to the moon?

@Hobbes746

Ай бұрын

We are going *back* to the moon in a few years.

@rawyld

Ай бұрын

Pretty soon hopefully next year.

@RobB-ms4qx

Ай бұрын

Har Har. Hopefully we’ll be going Back to the moon, dippy.

@czarcastic1458

Ай бұрын

@@RobB-ms4qx Hopefully you get educated on physics.

@Emdee5632

Ай бұрын

Artemis 2 will be crewed but will not land. Atm it looks like it's going to get launched not before September of 2025. Artemis 3 is scheduled to attempt a landing, but is probably launched not before 2027.

So poorly edited as soon as he started talking about Irwins ussue it cut out. Come on this is history. Fir fucks sake

@incargeek

Жыл бұрын

His explaination of the relative positions of the spacecraft got cut short too. Theres more about Irwin at 33:02, however.