Owen Garriott

Owen Garriott

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1930-11-22
Deathday: 2019-04-15 (88 years old)

Biography

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.

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. Spacefacts biography of Owen K. Garriott

Garriott at Spaceacts Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine

Owen Garriott at IMDb

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Garriott at Encyclopedia of Science

Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Garriott, Owen

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Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1930-11-22

Deathday
2019-04-15 (88 years old)

Children
Robert Garriott, Richard Garriott

Citizenships
United States of America

Awards
Dr. Robert H. Goddard Memorial Trophy, NASA Space Flight Medal, NASA Distinguished Service Medal, United States Astronaut Hall of Fame

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