Owen Garriott
Owen Kay Garriott, Ph.D. (born November 22, 1930, died 15 April 2019) is a former NASA astronaut who spent 60 days aboard Skylab in 1973 and 10 days aboard Spacelab-1 in 1983. In 1965 he was one of the six Scientist-Astronauts selected by NASA. His first spaceflight, the Skylab 3 mission in 1973, set a new world record for duration of approximately 60 days, more than double the previous record. After leaving NASA in June 1986, he consulted for various aerospace companies and served as a member of several NASA and National Research Council Committees.
Spaceflights
No. Mission Position Time Duration
1 Skylab 3 PLT 28.07. - 25.09.1973 59d 11h 09m
2 STS-9 MSP 28.11. - 08.12.1983 10d 07h 47m
Total 69d 18h 56m
