Gerald Carr (astronaut)

Jerry Carr
Carr pictured in 1970
Born
Gerald Paul Carr

(1932-08-22)August 22, 1932
DiedAugust 26, 2020(2020-08-26) (aged 88)
EducationUniversity of Southern California (BEng)
Naval Postgraduate School (BS)
Princeton University (MS)
AwardsNASA Distinguished Service Medal
Space career
NASA astronaut
RankColonel, USMC
Time in space
84d 1h 15m
SelectionNASA Group 5 (1966)
Total EVAs
3
Total EVA time
15h 51m[1]
MissionsSkylab 4
Mission insignia
RetirementJune 25, 1977

Gerald Paul "Jerry" Carr (August 22, 1932 – August 26, 2020) was an American mechanical and aeronautical engineer, United States Marine Corps officer, naval aviator, and NASA astronaut. He was commander of Skylab 4, the third and final crewed visit to the Skylab Orbital Workshop, from November 16, 1973, to February 8, 1974.

Early life and education

Carr was born in Denver, Colorado, on August 22, 1932, but was raised in Santa Ana, California, which he considered his home town.[2] He was the son of Thomas Ernest Carr (1909–1967) and Freda Letha Carr (née Elkins; 1911–1985).[3] He was active in the Boy Scouts of America where he achieved its highest rank, Eagle Scout. Carr graduated from Santa Ana High School in Santa Ana in 1950.[4]

Carr received a Bachelor of Engineering degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Southern California (USC) in 1954, where he was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity.[5] He spent five years flying fighter jets, then returned to school.[5] He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical engineering from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in 1961,[4] and a Master of Science degree in aeronautical engineering from Princeton University in 1962.[6]

Carr married his high-school sweetheart, Joann Ruth Petrie, in 1954. They had two sets of twins and six children total.[6] They divorced and his second marriage was to Patricia Musick in 1979.[2]

Military service

Carr began his military service with the U.S. Navy, and in 1950 he was appointed a midshipman with the Naval Reserve Officers 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.[2]

After postgraduate training, he served with VMFA-122, from 1962 to 1965, piloting the F-8 Crusader in the United States and the Far East. Other aircraft he has flown include the F-4, T-1A, T-28, T-33, T-38, H-13, and ground effect machines.[2]

He logged more than 8,000 flying hours, 5,365 hours of which were jet time.[2]

NASA career

Carr was one of the 19 astronauts selected by NASA in April 1966.[7] When informed by NASA of his selection for astronaut training, he was assigned to the test directors section of Marine Air Control Squadron 3, a unit responsible for the testing and evaluation of the Marine Tactical Data System. He served as a member of the astronaut support crews and as CAPCOM for the Apollo 8 and Apollo 12 flights,[8] and was involved in the development and testing of the Lunar Roving Vehicle. He was in the likely crew rotation position to fly as lunar module pilot for Apollo 19 and walk on the Moon before this mission was canceled in 1970.[9]

Skylab 4

Carr demonstrates weightlessness by balancing Skylab 4 crewmate William Pogue on his finger

Carr was commander of Skylab 4 (third and final crewed visit to the Skylab Orbital Workshop) launched November 16, 1973, with splashdown on February 8, 1974.[10][11] He was the first rookie astronaut to command a mission since Neil Armstrong on Gemini 8 (later followed by Joe Engle on STS-2 in 1981 and Raja Chari on SpaceX Crew-3 in 2021) and was accompanied on the record-setting 34.5-million-mile flight by science pilot Dr. Edward Gibson and pilot William Pogue.[12] The crew successfully completed 56 experiments, 26 science demonstrations, 15 subsystem-detailed objectives, and 13 student investigations during their 1,214 orbits of the Earth.[13] They also acquired extensive Earth resources observation data using hand-held cameras and Skylab's Earth Resources Experiment Package camera and sensor array. They logged 338 hours of operations of the Apollo Telescope Mount, which made extensive observations of the sun's solar processes.[14]

From February 1974 until March 1978,[15] Carr and his Skylab 4 teammates shared the world record for individual time in space: 2,017 hours 15 minutes 32 seconds, and Carr logged 15 hours and 51 minute in three EVAs outside the Orbital Workshop.[16]

In mid-1977, Carr was named head of the design support group within the Astronaut Office responsible for providing crew support to such activities as space transportation system design, simulations, testing, and safety assessment, and for development of man/machine interface requirements.[2]

Carr retired from the U.S. Marine Corps as colonel in September 1975[17] and from NASA in June 1977.[18]

Later life

Carr started his post-NASA career as manager of corporate development at Bovay Engineers, Inc., a Houston engineering consulting firm.[18] He later became a senior vice president, leaving the firm in 1981.[2]

He was a senior consultant on special staff to the President of Applied Research, Inc., Los Angeles, California, from 1981 to 1983. From 1983 until 1985 Carr was manager of The University of Texas 300 inches (7.6 m) Telescope Project.[2]

Carr founded CAMUS, Inc. in 1984 based in Vermont. The family-owned corporation provides technical support services in zero-gravity human factors engineering, procedures development, operations analysis, training and systems integration. CAMUS was a major contributor as a technical support subcontractor to Boeing in the crew systems design of the International Space Station. In addition, the corporation is involved in fine art production designed by Carr's wife, artist and sculptor Pat Musick.[2]

Carr died in Albany, New York, on August 26, 2020, four days after his 88th birthday.[19][20]

Organizations

Carr was a former director of the Sunsat Energy Council; a former director of the Houston Pops Orchestra; and a former director of the National Space Society.[2]

Awards and honors

He was presented with an honorary Doctorate of Science in aeronautical engineering from Parks College of Saint Louis University, Cahokia, Illinois, in 1976.[21]

He was awarded the National Defense Service Medal; Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal; Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal, and a Letter of Commendation from the Commander of Carrier Division Two. Navy Distinguished Service Medal and the Navy Astronaut Wings; 1974; University of Southern California Alumni Merit Award, 1974;[22] Boy Scouts of America Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, 1974; Marine Corps Aviation Association's Exceptional Achievement Award, 1974.[2] Carr was awarded the 1974 FAI Gold Space Medal.[23] He received the City of New York and City of Chicago Gold Medals for 1974.[2][24] Carr was one of 24 Apollo astronauts who were inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame in 1997.[25]

The three Skylab astronaut crews were awarded the 1973 Robert J. Collier Trophy "For proving beyond question the value of man in future explorations of space and the production of data of benefit to all the people on Earth".[26][27] In 1974, President Nixon presented the Skylab 4 crew with the NASA Distinguished Service Medal.[28] Fédération Aéronautique Internationale awarded the Skylab 4 crew the De La Vaulx Medal and Vladimir M. Komarov Diploma for 1974.[29] The American Astronautical Society's 1975 Flight Achievement Award was awarded to the Skylab 4 crew.[30][31] Carr accepted the 1975 Dr. Robert H. Goddard Memorial Trophy from President Gerald Ford, awarded to the Skylab astronauts.[32] The Skylab 4 crew won the AIAA Haley Astronautics Award in 1975 "For demonstrated outstanding courage and skill during their record-breaking 84-day Skylab mission".[33]

In 1974, Gerald P. Carr Intermediate School (previously Ralph C. Smedley Junior High) in Santa Ana, California, was renamed in Carr's honor, and the school's team name is the Astros, in honor of Carr's NASA achievements.[34]

See also

References

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  5. ^ a b "In Charge of Longest Space Flight". Mexico Ledger. Mexico, Missouri. Associated Press. November 16, 1973. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
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  7. ^ Thompson, Ronald (April 5, 1966). "19 New Spacemen Are Named". The High Point Enterprise. High Point, North Carolina. p. 2A – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Orloff, Richard W. (June 2004) [2001]. "Apollo by the Numbers: A Statistical Guide". NASA. SP-4029. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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  10. ^ "Skylab Astronauts Return Home Safely". The Winona Daily News. Winona, Minnesota. Associated Press. February 8, 1974. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Skylab Crewman Have Personal Goals". Tucson Daily Citizen. Tucson, Arizona. Enterprise News Service. November 7, 1973. p. 36 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "All-Rookie Crew Doesn't Bother Skylab Commander". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. Associated Press. November 6, 1973. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Ramsay, Jim (April 22, 1977). "City Officials Hear Astronaut Describe Plans". Valley Morning Star. Harlingen, Texas. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Skylab Astronauts End Careers in the Military". Lancaster Eagle-Gazette. Lancaster, Ohio. September 9, 1975. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Russians End 96-Day Stay in Space Station". Tulare Advance-Register. Tulare, California. UPI. March 16, 1978. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ Lee Ellis. Who's who of NASA astronauts. p. 234.
  17. ^ "Astronauts Pogue, Carr Retire". The Indiana Gazette. Indiana, Pennsylvania. August 25, 1975. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ a b "Carr, Space Record Holder, Quits NASA". The Tampa Tribune. Tampa, Florida. Associated Press. June 23, 1977. p. 42 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ "Astronaut Jerry Carr, who led NASA's final Skylab crew, dies at 88". Collect Space. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
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  21. ^ "Astronaut to Address Grads". The Edwardsville Intelligencer. Edwardsville, Illinois. August 2, 1976. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ^ "Astronaut to Address USC Alumni". Valley News. Valley Nuys, California. March 17, 1974. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ^ Cowan, Cliff (September 22, 1975). "World's Fliers Drop Into Ottawa". The Ottawa Journal. Ottawa, Ontario. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  24. ^ "Chicagoans Host Nine Astronauts". The Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. March 27, 1974. p. 13-A – via Newspapers.com.
  25. ^ Meyer, Marilyn (October 2, 1997). "Ceremony to Honor Astronauts". Florida Today. Cocoa, Florida. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
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  33. ^ "Haley Space Flight Award". AIAA. Archived from the original on February 13, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
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