Gerald P. Carr
| Gerald P. Carr | |
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| NASA Astronaut | |
| Nationality | American |
| Status | Retired |
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August 22, 1932 Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
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Other names
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Gerald Paul Carr |
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Other occupation
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Naval aviator, engineer |
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USC, B.Eng. 1954 NPS, B.S. 1961 Princeton University, M.S. 1962 |
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| Rank | Colonel, USMC |
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Time in space
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84d 01h 15 m |
| Selection | 1966 NASA Group 5 |
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Total EVAs
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3 |
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Total EVA time
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15 hours 51 minute |
| Missions | Skylab 4 |
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Mission insignia
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| Retirement | June 25, 1977 |
| Awards |  |
Gerald Paul "Jerry" Carr (born August 22, 1932), (Col, USMC, Ret.), is an American mechanical and aeronautical engineer, former United States Marine Corps officer, naval aviator, and former NASA astronaut. He was Commander of Skylab 4, the third and final manned visit to the Skylab Orbital Workshop, from November 16, 1973 to February 8, 1974.
Carr was born in Denver, Colorado on August 22, 1932, but was raised in Santa Ana, California, which he considers his home town. He graduated from Santa Ana High School in Santa Ana in 1949; received a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Southern California in 1954, a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in 1961, and a Master of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Princeton University in 1962.
Carr began his military service in 1949 with the U.S. Navy, and in 1950 he was appointed a Midshipman with the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) detachment at the University of Southern California. Upon graduation in 1954, he received his commission in the U.S. Marine Corps and subsequently reported to The Basic School at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. He received flight training at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, and Naval Air Station Kingsville, Texas, and was then assigned to VMF(AW)-114 where he gained experience in the F9F Cougar and the F-6A Skyray.
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