Scott Parazynski, born July 28, 1961 in Little Rock, Arkansas, is a veteran of five space shuttle missions and seven spacewalks.
His first mission was aboard Atlantis (STS-66) as mission specialist in November 1994. It was the last solo flight for Atlantis until 2009. Until then, her missions were either to Mir or the International Space Station.
His second mission was aboard Atlantis (STS-86) as mission specialist to Mir September-October 1997. He performed an EVA with fellow astronaut Vladimir Titov (Roscosmos) which lasted about 5 hours.
Parazynski's third flight was aboard Discovery (STS-95) as mission specialist in October-November 1998. John Glenn made history by going into space at 77 years old on this trip.
His fourth flight was aboard Endeavour (STS-100) as mission specialist April-May 2001 to the International Space Station. Parazynski performed two EVAs with fellow astronaut Chris Hadfield for a total of almost 15 hours.
Scott's fifth and final flight was on Discovery (STS-120) as mission specialist October-November 2007. He conducted four EVAs, three with Douglas Wheelock, and one with Daniel Tani, for a total of 27 hours and 14 minutes.
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