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NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER ORAL HISTORY PROJECT BIOGRAPHICAL DATA SHEET
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EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, 1954 B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering, United States Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, 1961 M.S. in Aeronautical Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, 1962 PRE-NASA CAREER: United States Navy Enlisted (1949-1950) Midshipman, Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC), University of Southern California (1950-1954) United States Marine Corps Second Lieutenant, Officers' Basic School, Quantico, Virginia Flight Training, Pensacola, Florida and Kingsville, Texas F-9 and F-6A Skyray Pilot, Marine All-Weather-Fighter-Squadron 114 (1956-1962) F-8 Crusader, Marine All-Weather-Fighter-Squadron 122, United States/Far East (1962-1965) Test Director, Marine Air Control Squadron Three (1966) Retired as Colonel NASA CAREER: NASA Manned Spacecraft Center/ Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas Astronaut (1966-1977) Head, Design Support Group, Astronaut Office (1974-1977) POST-NASA CAREER: Vice President, Bovay Engineers, Houston, Texas (1977-1980) Senior Vice President, Bovay Engineers, Houston, Texas (1980-1981) Senior Consultant, Applied Research Inc., Austin, Texas (1981-1983) Manager, University of Texas McDonald Observatory, Davis Mountains of West Texas (1983-1985) President, CAMUS, Inc., Little Rock, Arkansas (1985-date unknown) Concurrent Positions: Director, Sunsat Energy Council Director, Houston POPS Orchestra


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Director, Space Foundation Executive Board, Sam Houston Council Boy Scouts of America Governmental Affairs Committee Future Studies Committee, Houston Chamber of Commerce Advisory Board, Eldorado Bank, Tustin, California (1977- date unknown) Member, Advisory Committee, OAST Space Systems Technology, NASA Headquarters (1986-1992) Office of Space Science and Application, Life Science Strategic Planning Study Committee (1988-1989) Space Dermatology Foundation (1987- date unknown) NASA Lecturer Trustee, University of Ozarks (1997- date unknown) Board of Governors, National Space Society CURR M
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: President, CAMUS, Inc., Huntsville, Arkansas

ISSIONS

: Skylab III (SL-4) · Crew: Commander Gerald P. Carr, Pilot William R. Pogue, Science Pilot, Edward G. Gibson · Launched: 16 November 1973 at 9:01 A.M. EST from Cape Canaveral, FL · Duration: 84 days, 1 hour, 14 minutes · Landed: 8 February 1974 at 11:17 A.M. EDT in the Pacific Ocean · Mission Highlights: The primary objectives for this mission included: gathering information on the Comet Kohoutek, conducting medical experiments to determine the impact of extended space flight on the human body; observing the Sun and its affects on the Earth's atmosphere; monitoring the Earth's ecological resources to discern changes caused by radiation or other phenomenon. Longest U.S. manned spaceflight mission until Shuttle-Mir program.

PROFESSIONAL & HONORARY SOCIETIES: · Fellow, American Astronautical Society (AAS) · Member, Society of Professional Engineers · Member, Association of Space Explorers (ASE) · Member, Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association · Member, Marine Corps Association · Member, Marine Corps Aviation Association · Member, Society of Experimental Test Pilots · Member, Society of American Military Engineers · Member, National Space Institute · Member, University of Southern California Alumni Association · Member, Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity · Member, National Space Society


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& CITATIONS: National Defense Service Medal Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal Letter of Commendation, Commander of Carrier Division II NASA Group Achievement Award, 1971 NASA Distinguished Service Meda, 1974 Navy Distinguished Service Medal and the Navy Astronaut Wings, 1974 Boy Scouts of America Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, 1974 Robert J. Collier Trophy for 1973, 1974 City of Chicago Gold Medal, 1974 City of New York Gold Medal, 1974 Alumni Merit Award, University of Southern California, 1974 Marine Corps Aviation Association's Exceptional Achievement Award, 1974 Dr. Robert H. Goddard Memorial Trophy, 1975 Federation Aeronautique Internationale's (FAI) De La Vaulx Medal and V. M. Komarov Diploma, 1974 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Haley Astronautics Award, 1974 American Astronautical Society's 1975 Flight Achievement Award, 1976 Honorary Doctorate of Science, Parks College of Saint Louis University, Cahokia, Illinois, 1976 Inductee, Astronaut Hall of Fame, 1997

SELECT PUBLICATIONS: Carr, Gerald P. and Melvin D. Montemerlo, eds. Aerospace Crew Station Design: Proceedings of a Course Given at the International Center for Transportation Studies (ICTS) Amalfi, Italy--October 19-22, 1983. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier Science Publishers B.V., 1984. Carr, Gerald P., Nicholas Shields, Jr., Arthur E. Schulze, and William Pogue. "Extravehicular Activity at Geosynchronous Earth Orbit." NASA Technical Reports. Houston, TX: Johnson Space Center/NASA, 1988. Carr, Gerald P., Valerie Neal, Nicholas Shields, Jr., William Pogue, Harrison H. Schmitt, and Arthur E. Schulze. "Advanced Extravehicular Activity Systems Requirements Definition Study. Phase 2: Extravehicular Activity at a Lunar Base." NASA Technical Reports. Houston, TX: Johnson Space Center/ NASA, 1988. Carr, Gerald P., William R. Pogue, and Nicholas Shields, Jr. "Advanced Extravehicular Activity Requirements in Support of the Manned Mars Mission." NASA Technical Reports. Houston, TX: Johnson Space Center/NASA, 1990.


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REFERENCES: Jerry Woodfill, ed., "Astronaut Biographies," [Space Educators Handbook Homepage], [Online]. (6 May 1999--Last Updated), Available: http://tommy.jsc.nasa.gov/~woodfill/SPACEED/SEHHTML/carr.htm [17 September 1999--Accessed].
RAPHICAL

NASA Biographical Data Sheet (February 1977), Gerald P. Carr Key Personnel File (Inactive), Awards Office, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX. "National Space Society Staff," [National Space Society Homepage], [Online]. (n.d.--Last Updated), Available: http://www.nss.org/html/staff.html [16 September 1999--Accessed]. Who's Who in Science and Engineering, 4th edition, s.v. "Carr, Gerald Paul." Who's Who in America, 53rd edition, s.v. "Carr, Gerald Paul." American Men & Women of Science, 20th edition, s.v. "Carr, Gerald Paul."

BIOGRAPHICAL DATA SHEET CREATED: 8 OCTOBER 1999