Veteran astronaut Scott Horowitz leaves NASA

October 21, 2004

Nicole Cloutier
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281/483-5111



Report #J04-049

VETERAN ASTRONAUT SCOTT HOROWITZ LEAVES NASA

A veteran of four Space Shuttle flights, Astronaut Scott J. "Doc" Horowitz,
a retired U.S. Air Force colonel, has left NASA for a position with private
industry.

Horowitz traveled more than 16 million miles in space on four Shuttle
missions, leading activities in science, satellite maintenance and Space
Station assembly as a commander and pilot. He served as pilot on Shuttle
mission STS-75, a mission that performed microgravity and tethered satellite
science in 1996. He next flew as pilot of STS-82, a maintenance mission to
the Hubble Space Telescope in 1997. His third flight was as pilot on STS-101
in 2000, an International Space Station assembly mission. In August 2001,
Horowitz commanded STS-105, a Station crew exchange and assembly mission.

"Scott has made a huge contribution to NASA's exploration effort. He's flown
aboard the Space Shuttle four times, commanded a Shuttle mission to the
International Space Station, and led the Astronaut Office's Advanced
Projects Branch, which has provided key technical input to NASA's plan for
exploration of the Moon and Mars," said Ken Bowersox, Director of Flight
Crew Operations. "His forthright manner, technical expertise and inquisitive
nature will be missed."

Complete biographical information for Horowitz is available at:

www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/horowitz.html

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www.nasa.gov



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