
Astronaut Scott "Kid" Poteet Discusses His Outer Space Odyssey
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Scott "Kidd" Poteet is a retired USAF Lieutenant Colonel who served 20 years in various roles that include Commander of the 64th Aggressor Squadron, USAF Thunderbird #4 Demonstration Pilot, USAF Weapons School Graduate, Operational Test & Evaluation Pilot, and Flight Examiner. Kidd is a command pilot with over 3,200 flying hours in the F-16, A-4, T-38, T-37, T-3, and Alpha Jet. Kidd has logged over 400 hours of combat time during Operations Northern Watch, Southern Watch, Joint Guardian, Freedom's Sentinel, and Resolute Support.the Mission Pilot for Polaris Dawn, a spaceflight mission scheduled to launch in 2023.
He was also the Mission Pilot for Polaris Dawn, which spent five days in orbit, flying higher than any SpaceX Dragon mission to-date and reached the highest Earth orbit ever flown. The crew conducted a spacewalk. The Polaris Dawn crew also tested scientific research designed to advance both human health on Earth and our understanding of human health during future long-duration spaceflights.
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