Scott D. Tingle

Scott D. Tingle
NASA Astronaut
Nationality American
Status Active
Born (1965-07-19) July 19, 1965
Attleboro, Massachusetts, U.S.
Other occupation
 Test pilot
Rank Commander, USN
Time in space
 168 days 5 hours 18 minutes
Selection 2009 NASA Group
Total EVAs
 1
Total EVA time
 7 hours 24 minutes
Missions Soyuz MS-07 (Expedition 54/55)
Mission insignia
Awards

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 Commander in the U.S. Navy. He was born Scott D. Tingle in Attleboro, Massachusetts. Tingle became interested in space while working as a machine draftsman in Blue Hills Regional Technical School, class of 1983.[4] He continued to study mechanical engineering, earning a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering while attending Southeastern Massachusetts University in 1987, and a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University in 1988.[3][5] In 2009 his fourth application to the Astronaut Corps was accepted.

Military service

In 1991 Scott Tingle employed as a Naval Officer, earning his aviator gold wings by 1993. In 1994 he flew with the Blue Diamonds of VFA-146 in Lemoore, California. Aboard the USS Nimitz and with Carrier Air Wing Nine he was placed along the Persian Gulf and Western Pacific ocean. After graduating in 1998 from Navy Test Pilot School, he became an operational test pilot at China Lake, California for the FA-18E/F Super Hornet program with the Vampires of VX-9. After China Lake, Tingle completed a CAG Paddles tour flying with FA-18A/C Hornets and alongside Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11) sailing on the USS Carl Vinson. USS Carl Vinson and the Carrier Air Wing Eleven were the first air response on the scene of the 911 attack and later executed Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. Tingle completed a career as an assistant operations officer with the Strike Fighter Wing Pacific, and briefly became an instructor pilot with VFA-122. He later returned to Lemoore as a safety, maintenance, and operation officer as a department head while flying a FA-18A Hornet alongside the Warhawks of VFA-97. He was deployed to the Western Pacific and Persian Gulf again with CVW-11 before moving on to Iwakuni, Japan, with the Marine Air Group Twelve (MAH-12). By 2005 Tingle came back to become the Ship Suitability Department Head at Patuxent River, Maryland, and a test pilot with the Salty Dogs of VX-23. At Maryland he tested the FA-18C Hornet, FA-18E/F Super Hornet, and EA-18G Growler aircraft carrier precision landing systems. When he was selected as an astronaut Tingle was working on the Standoff Land Attack Missile (SLAM) and harpoon weapons systems in PMA-201 as a system engineer and assistant program manager.[3]

NASA career

In July 2009 Scott D Tingle became a member of the 20th astronaut class. His training included training in T-38’s, spacewalks, technical training regarding the systems of The International space station and Soyuz designs, and standard wilderness survival training. In December 2017 he launched on Soyuz MS-07 as the flight engineer, and will remain on the international space station until April 2018. His mission on Expedition 54/55 has a focus on experiments involving biology, biotechnology, and demonstrations of new technology on the ISS.[6][7]

Expedition 54/55

It was announced that Tingle would launch to the ISS for his first spaceflight in December 2017, as a flight engineer for Expedition 54 and Expedition 55. Tingle launched on board Soyuz MS-07 on December 17, 2017 07:21 UTC.[2]

Tingle pictured during his first EVA

On January 23, 2018, Tingle performed his first EVA with Mark Vande Hei. The objective was to replace one of two redundant latching end effectors (LEE) on Canadarm2, the station's robotic arm, which had experienced some degradation of its snaring cables. The duration of the EVA was 7 hours and 24 minutes.[8]

Personal life

Scott Tingle is married to Raynette Mahelona Tingle and has three children. Although he was born in Attelboro, he considers his hometown to be Randolph, Massachusetts.[6] 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.[9]

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 U.S. Navy Test Pilot School Class 113, and was awarded Meritorious Service Medal, three Air Medals, six Navy Commendation Medals, four Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals, and a Combat V medal.[3]

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

  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. 1 2 Chris Gebhardt (December 17, 2017). "Soyuz MS-07 launches on final human mission of 2017". nasaspaceflight.com.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Whiting, Melanie (2016-02-16). "Scott D. Tingle (Captain, U.S. Navy) NASA Astronaut". NASA. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  4. ↑ "He started at Zeppy's Bakery in Randolph. Now he's about 250 miles above Earth. - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  5. ↑ NASA (September 2009). "Bio: Scott D. Tingle". NASA. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
  6. 1 2 "Scott Tingle Becomes Purdue's 23rd Astronaut". College of Engineering - Purdue University. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  7. ↑ Dunbar, Brian (2017-11-29). "Expedition 54". NASA. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  8. ↑ space googlevesaire (2018-01-23), LIVE 🔴 SPACEWALK ISS 54 Flight Engineer Mark Vande Hei and Flight Engineer Scott Tingle, retrieved 2018-03-15
  9. ↑ NASA Johnson (2018-01-26), Astronaut Moments: Scott Tingle: Guitarist, retrieved 2018-03-08
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