Edward Gibson
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| NASA Astronaut | |
| Nationality | American |
| Status | Retired |
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November 8, 1936 Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
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Other names
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Edward George Gibson |
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Other occupation
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University of Rochester, B.S. 1959 California Institute of Technology, M.S. 1960, Ph.D. 1964 |
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Time in space
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84d 01h 15m |
| Selection | 1965 NASA Group 4 |
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Total EVAs
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3 |
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Total EVA time
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15 hours 22 minutes |
| Missions | Skylab 4 |
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Mission insignia
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| Retirement | October 31, 1982 |
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Edward George Gibson (born November 8, 1936) is a former NASA astronaut, pilot, engineer, and physicist.
Before becoming a NASA astronaut, Gibson graduated from the University of Rochester and the California Institute of Technology. He became a research assistant in jet propulsion while completing his studies and eventually became a research scientist for Philco Corporation until joining NASA.
Gibson was selected as an astronaut by NASA in 1965 as part of Astronaut Group 4, the first group of scientist-astronauts. He served on the support crew of Apollo 12 before moving on to work on the development of the Skylab space station. In 1973–74, Gibson made his first and only flight into space as science pilot aboard Skylab 4, the third and final manned flight to Skylab. He, along with Commander Gerald Carr and Pilot William Pogue, spent just over 84 days in space. Gibson resigned from NASA in December 1974, but returned in 1977 to preside over the selection of scientist-astronaut candidates. Gibson retired from NASA for the last time in October 1982.
Gibson was born in Buffalo, New York, on November 8, 1936. He graduated from Kenmore Senior High School in Kenmore, New York and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from the University of Rochester in June 1959. He received a Master of Science degree in engineering (jet propulsion option) from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in June 1960 and a Ph.D. in engineering with a minor in physics from Caltech in June 1964. Gibson has also been presented with honorary doctorates of science from the University of Rochester and Wagner College in New York City, both in 1974.
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