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Owen K. Garriott
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American electrical engineer and astronaut (1930-2019)
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Owen K. Garriott, born on 22 November 1930 in Enid, was an American military officer, electrical engineer, astronaut and aircraft pilot who served in the United States Navy. He was educated at the University of Oklahoma and Stanford University, and was part of NASA Astronaut Group 4. He worked for NASA, Stanford University and the University of Alabama in Huntsville, and served as a crew member on Skylab 3 and STS-9, working in the fields of astronautics and space exploration.
Garriott received the NASA Space Flight Medal, the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, and was inducted into the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame. He was a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and his child is Richard Garriott. He died on 15 April 2019 in Huntsville.
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Film & TV
Known for
- Man On a Mission: Richard Garriott's Road to the Stars — himself2010
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Key facts
- Born
- Owen Kay Garriott , ( 1930-11-22 ) November 22, 1930, Enid, Oklahoma , U.S.
- Died
- April 15, 2019 (2019-04-15) (aged 88), Huntsville, Alabama , U.S.
- Education
- University of Oklahoma ( BS ), Stanford University ( MS , PhD )
- Awards
- NASA Distinguished Service Medal
- Time in space
- 69d 18h 56m
- Selection
- NASA Group 4 (1965)
- Total eva time
- 13h 43m
- Missions
- Skylab 3 , STS-9
- Retirement
- June 1986
- Thesis
- The Determination of Ionospheric Electron Content and Distribution from Satellite Observations (1959)
- Doctoral advisor
- Oswald Villard , Allen Peterson
- Doctoral students
- Aldo da Rosa
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- NASA Astronaut Group 4
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Enid
- Place of death
- Huntsville
- Child
- Richard Garriott
- Educated at
- Stanford University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- space exploration
- Military branch
- United States Navy
- Image
- Owen Garriott.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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