Owen Garriott
Owen Kay Garriott (November 22, 1930 – April 15, 2019) was an American electrical engineer and NASA astronaut, who spent 60 days aboard the Skylab space station in 1973 during the Skylab 3 mission, and 10 days aboard Spacelab-1 on a Space Shuttle mission in 1983.
Owen Garriott | |
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Garriott in 1971 | |
| Born | Owen Kay Garriott November 22, 1930 Enid, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | April 15, 2019 (aged 88) Huntsville, Alabama, U.S. |
| Education | University of Oklahoma (BS) Stanford University (MS, PhD) |
| Awards | NASA Distinguished Service Medal |
| Space career | |
| NASA astronaut | |
Time in space | 69d 18h 56m |
| Selection | NASA Group 4 (1965) |
Total EVAs | 3 |
Total EVA time | 13h 43m |
| Missions | Skylab 3 STS-9 |
Mission insignia | |
| Retirement | June 1986 |
| Scientific career | |
| Thesis | The Determination of Ionospheric Electron Content and Distribution from Satellite Observations (1959) |
| Doctoral advisor | Oswald Villard Allen Peterson |
| Doctoral students | Aldo da Rosa |
After serving in the United States Navy, Garriott was an engineering professor at Stanford University before attending the United States Air Force Pilot Training Program and later joining NASA. After his NASA career, he worked for various aerospace companies, consulted on NASA-related committees, taught as an adjunct professor, and conducted research on microbes found in extreme environments.
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