Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771

ENGINEERING COLLOQUIUM

Monday, September 18, 2006 / 3:30 PM, Building 3 Auditorium

Winston Scott

"Reflections from Earth Orbit"

ABSTRACT -- Mr. Scott's talk, augmented by footage of his Shuttle missions, describes what it's like to fly in space. He also recounts some of his experiences on his Shuttle missions. From these experiences, including the manual recapture of a malfunctioning Spartan payload, Mr. Scott draws lessons about team building and leadership that apply both in space and on the ground.

Copies of Mr. Scott's book will be available for signing after the lecture.

SPEAKER -- Astronaut Winston Scott is a veteran of Shuttle missions STS-72 and STS-87. He has performed three spacewalks, totaling over 19 hours. During one EVA he manually recaptured a malfunctioning Spartan payload. On other EVAs, he evaluated possible Space Station construction techniques.

As a naval aviator, Mr. Scott logged over 5000 hours flight time in 20 different aircraft, both fixed-wing and rotary-wing. He served with a squadron flying F-14 Tomcat fighters, and logged more than 200 landings on aircraft carriers.

Scott left NASA in 1999 to accept a vice presidency at his alma mater, Florida State University. In 2003, he became executive director of the Florida Space Authority. He also taught part time at the Florida Institute of Technology. In 2006, he moved to Houston to accept a position with Jacobs Sverdrup Engineering, where he is Vice President and Deputy General Manager of the Engineering Services and Contract Group. In that position, he will be working closely with the Johnson Space Center.

Mr. Scott has an MS in Aeronautical Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School. He has a black belt in Shotokan karate. He plays trumpet with local bands. His book, Reflections from Earth Orbit, was published by Apogee Books in 2005. The book focuses both on what it's like to be in space and on Mr. Scott's experiences before and during his NASA career.