Owen K. Garriott
✓ Source-basedfallingAmerican electrical engineer and astronaut (1930-2019)
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Owen Kay Garriott 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.
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Owen Garriot (standing) worked at a local Enid Oklahoma radio station while in high school, with Robert Miles (seated). Both men went on to serve as electrical technicians in the US Navy, and both attended the University of Oklahoma.
Garriott spacewalking at the Apollo Telescope Mount, after deploying Particle Collection S149 Experiment on an ATM solar panel
Owen with Richard, prior to his son's spaceflight
Garriott using an amateur radio during STS-9 training in 1983Awards 4
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Robert CrippenAlso won Dr. Robert H. Goddard Memorial Trophy
Vance D. BrandAlso won United States Astronaut Hall of Fame
Kjell LindgrenAlso won NASA Space Flight Medal
Loren ShriverAlso won United States Astronaut Hall of Fame
Jake GarnAlso won NASA Space Flight Medal
Adam SteltznerAlso won Dr. Robert H. Goddard Memorial TrophyAbout this person
Country
United StatesCategory
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1930 to 2019 · aged 88
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