Edward G. Gibson

Edward Gibson is a former NASA astronaut, pilot, engineer and physicist, born on 8 November 1936. He studied at the University of Rochester and the California Institute of Technology and joined NASA in 1965 in the first group of scientist-astronauts. He flew once, as science pilot of Skylab 4, the third and last crewed mission to the Skylab station, in 1973 and 1974. With Gerald Carr and William Pogue he spent 84 days in orbit. He is the last surviving crew member of Skylab 4. Before that he served on the support crew of Apollo 12.

Born: 8 November 1936
Country: United States
Flights: 2: Skylab (1973), Skylab 4 (1973)
Time in space: 84 days 1 hours

Data as of 2 November 2026. Source: Wikidata (CC0). All people who have flown in space.

Events

Skylab
- Apollo spacecraft, Saturn V
Skylab was a Saturn V third stage turned into a house. Sixty-three seconds after liftoff the thin shield that was meant to protect it from meteoroids and sunlight tore away, taking one of its two solar arrays with it.
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