Gibson

Edward George

USA

International order nº: 75

US astr. nº: 48

Personal data:

Birthdate:	08.11.1936
Birthplace:	Buffalo / New York
Marital status:	married
Children:	four
Selection date:	28.06.1965
Selection group:	NASA-4
Job:	PLT
Status:	Ret. 01.11.1982

Spaceflights:

Ord. num.	Startup spacecraft	Date and time of launch (UT)	Status while launch	Spacecraft of landing	Date and time of landing (UT)	Duration
1	Skylab-4	14h.01m. Nov 16, 1973	RSc PE-3/SKL	Skylab-4	15h.16m. Feb 08, 1974	84d.01h.15m.
Total duration:						84d.01h.15m.

EVA′s:

Date of beginning	Time (UT) of beginning	Duration	Explanation
22 Nov 1973	17:42	6h 33m	Gibson and W. Pogue; station "Skylab" - Mounting of experiments, photography work
29 Dec 1973	17:00	3h 29m	G. Carr and Gibson; station "Skylab" - Recovery of experiments, photography work
03 Feb 1974	15:19	5h 19m	G. Carr and Gibson; station "Skylab" - Replace of cassettes, recovery of experiments
Total:		15h 21m	EVAs: 3

Additional information

Master of science in engineering; Ph.D. in physics; 1974 - 1980 he works with different spaceflight companies; later principal, Booz Allen and Hamilton Inc.; currently chief of his own sonsulting firm in Carlsbad, California; hobbies: Running, swimming, flyingphotography, traveling with his motorcycle.

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