Scott David

American astronaut who piloted the Gemini 8, along with Neil Armstrong, on 16 March 1966 when they docked with Agena. He also was the pilot of Apollo 9 on 3 March 1969. Scott was appointed Mission Commander of the Apollo 15 mission on 26 June 1971 and explored the Moon in a lunar dune buggy for 66 hours. Scott continued with NASA until 1977 before quitting to start a consulting firm. In 1992, he was convicted of fraud in Arizona and ordered to pay back $250,000 plus expenses to investors in a company he founded to develop an aircraft-accident-prevention system. He appealed the conviction. In the 90s, Scott was an aerospace consultant, living in Manhattan Beach, California with Ann Ott, his wife since 1959. They had two adult kids. He later married Margaret Black, former vice-chairman of Morgan Stanley. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less