After six months aboard the International Space Station, the Randolph native was named one of the 18 astronauts with the opportunity to go to the moon.
Scott Tingle, a graduate of the Blue Hills Regional Technical School, has been selected as a member of NASA’s Artemis Team, according to a press release from Jill Rossetti, the school’s senior director.
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The team will be working towards putting one man and one woman on the moon in 2024 for further investigation. They would then use data from that mission to prepare for a future mission to Mars, the press release said.
“Scott has always been an inspiration to all of our students,” Rossetti said. “He is kind, hardworking and totally a great example to Blue Hills students. We are delighted with this new project and will be following its story closely over the next four years. ”
Tingle graduated from Blue Hills in 1983. He was a captain in the U.S. Navy, and was selected in July 2009 as one of the nine members of NASA’s 20th astronaut class. There were over 3,500 applicants.