Gerald Carr
Gerald Paul Carr is a retired Colonel in the United States Marine Corps and former NASA astronaut. Carr was born in Denver, Colorado on August 22, 1932, received a bachelor of engineering degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Southern California in 1954, a bachelor of science 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 career in 1949 with the U.S. Navy, 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. Carr was one of the 19 astronauts selected by NASA in April 1966. He served as a member of the astronaut support crews and as CAPCOM for the Apollo 8 and 12 flights, and was involved in the development and testing of the Lunar Roving Vehicle. He was in the likely crew rotation position to serve as lunar module pilot for Apollo 19 before this mission was canceled by NASA in 1970. Carr was commander of Skylab 4 (third and final manned visit to the Skylab Orbital Workshop). Carr retired from the U.S. Marine Corps in September 1975 and from NASA in June 1977. 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.
Spaceflights
No. Mission Position Time Duration
1 Skylab 4 CDR 16.11.1973 - 08.02.1974 84d 01h 15m
Total 84d 01h 15m
