Blue Hills Regional Technical School graduate Scott Tingle has been recently selected as a member of NASA Artemis Team and may possibly land to the moon in 2024, according to NBC Boston.
Superintendent Jill Rossetti said that Tingle has always inspired all of our students," describing the astronaut as a hardworking, kind, and a great role model for Blue Hills students. "We are excited for this new project and will be following his story closely over the next four years," Rosetti said in a press statement.
Tingle worked in the International Space Station between December 17, 2017 and June 3, 2018 as the U.S. operational segment lead and flight engineer for Expedition 54/55. He was joined by Russian Cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Norishige Kanai.
During the mission, the Expedition 54/55 crew was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome while aboard the Soyuz spacecraft. They also conducted hundreds of experiments such as capillary flow experiments, materials testing, combustion research as well as plant growth research in space.
Meanwhile, the team also captured and released four cargo spacecraft that delivered several tons of experiments and supplies. Tingle and Kanai went outside the station and did separate spacewalks to work on Canadarm2 robotic arm parts. They also joined in various educational events included in NASA's Year of Education on Station.
After spending 168 days in the ISS, Tingle went back to Earth and to his family. He has three children with his wife Raynette Mahelona Tingle.
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Written by CJ Robles
