32 Facts About Edward Gibson

Edward George Gibson was born on November 8,1936 and is a former NASA astronaut, pilot, engineer, and physicist.

Edward Gibson became a research assistant in jet propulsion while completing his studies, and eventually became a research scientist for Philco Corporation until joining NASA in 1965.

Edward Gibson is the last surviving crew member of Skylab 4.

Edward Gibson was selected as part of NASA Astronaut Group 4, the first group of scientist-astronauts.

Edward Gibson served on the support crew of Apollo 12, the second Moon landing mission, before working on the development of the Skylab space station.

Edward Gibson resigned from NASA in December 1974, but returned in 1977 to preside over the selection of scientist-astronaut candidates.

Edward Gibson retired from NASA for the last time in October 1982.

Edward Gibson was born in Buffalo, New York, on November 8,1936.

Edward Gibson was active in the Boy Scouts of America.

Edward Gibson graduated from Kenmore Senior High School in Kenmore, New York, in 1955, and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from the University of Rochester in June 1959.

At the University of Rochester, Edward Gibson became a member of the Theta Chi fraternity.

Edward Gibson received a Master of Science degree in engineering from the California Institute of Technology in June 1960 and a PhD in engineering with a minor in physics from Caltech in June 1964.

Edward Gibson was senior research scientist with the Applied Research Laboratories of the Philco Corporation at Newport Beach, California, from June 1964 until moving to NASA.

Edward Gibson was selected as a scientist-astronaut by NASA in June 1965.

Edward Gibson completed a 53-week course in flight training at Williams Air Force Base, Arizona, and earned his Air Force wings.

Edward Gibson served as a member of the astronaut support crew and as a CAPCOM for the Apollo 12 lunar landing, becoming the first from the scientist-astronaut group to get a crew assignment of any kind.

Edward Gibson participated in the design and testing of many elements of the Skylab space station.

Dr Edward Gibson was the crewman primarily responsible for the 338 hours of Apollo Telescope Mount operation, which made extensive observations of solar processes.

Edward Gibson logged 15 hours and 22 minutes in three EVAs outside the Skylab Orbital Workshop.

Edward Gibson is the last surviving Skylab 4 crew member.

Edward Gibson resigned from NASA in December 1974 to do research on Skylab solar physics data as a senior staff scientist with the Aerospace Corporation of Los Angeles, California.

In March 1977, Edward Gibson returned to the Astronaut Office astronaut candidate selection and training as Chief of the Scientist-Astronaut Candidates.

Edward Gibson ultimately decided to retire from NASA again on October 31,1982.

From July 1980 to August 1987, Edward Gibson worked for TRW as a project manager at Space Park in support of Space Station Freedom.

In October 1990, Edward Gibson began his own consulting firm, Edward Gibson International Corp.

Edward Gibson has performed a significant amount of speaking and writing, and published a text book in solar physics, two novels, Reach and In the Wrong Hands, and edited The Greatest Adventure, a 1994 compilation of stories and pictures on space missions from many astronauts and cosmonauts around the world.

Edward Gibson received the Johnson Space Center Certificate of Commendation.

Edward Gibson received the City of New York Gold Medal.

Edward Gibson received the JSC Special Achievement Award in 1978.

Edward Gibson has been presented with honorary doctorates of science from the University of Rochester and Wagner College in New York City, both in 1974.

Edward Gibson was one of 24 Apollo astronauts who were inducted into the US Astronaut Hall of Fame in 1997.

Edward Gibson is married to Julianne Volk of Tonawanda, New York.