Bidspirit auction | Astronaut Winston Scott signed Dryden

Astronaut Winston Scott signed Dryden Flight Research Center 1946-1996 50TH Anniversary FDC PM Edwards Sept 30 96 CA. Missions STS-72 STS-87 . Scott was selected by NASA in April 1992, and reported to the Johnson Space Center in August 1992. He served as a mission specialist on STS-72 in 1996 and STS-87 in 1997, and logged a total of 24 days, 14 hours and 34 minutes in space, including three spacewalks totaling 19 hours and 26 minutes. Scott retired from NASA and the U.S. Navy at the end of September 1999 to accept a position at his alma mater, Florida State University, as Vice President for Student Affairs. He then served as Executive Director of the Florida Space Authority. His responsibilities included the development of space-related industry and economic initiatives. He represented the State of Florida's interests in the development of space policies and programs and advised the governor and lieutenant governor on all civil, commercial and military space matters. Scott urged then-Governor Jeb Bush to combine the three state space organizations; the Florida Space Authority, the Florida Aerospace Finance Corp and the Florida Space Research Institute, into a single organization. The combination became what is now Space Florida.