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Gerald Carr
Commanded Skylab 4, the final and longest Skylab mission — 84 days, a US endurance record that stood for over two decades.
84d
Days in Space
1
Missions
3
EVAs
16h
EVA Time
Biography
Commanded Skylab 4, the final and longest Skylab mission — 84 days, a US endurance record that stood for over two decades. He died in 2020.
Before NASAU.S. Marine Corps aviator who flew fighters including the F-9F Cougar, F-6A Skyray, and F-8 Crusader, logging more than 8,000 flying hours before NASA selected him in 1966.
Mission Timeline
- Commander
Apollo CSM / Saturn IB
Skylab 4
Launch: Nov 16, 1973Landing: Feb 8, 1974Duration: 84 days- 84-day flight, the longest US mission until Shuttle-Mir
Beyond the Mission
Hobbies & Interests
Boy Scoutssculpting
Languages
English
Fun fact
Carr commanded the record-setting Skylab 4 mission of 84 days in 1973–74, during which his crew pushed back against relentless ground-control scheduling by negotiating a day off — an unscheduled 'attitude adjustment' that permanently changed how NASA manages crew work-rest cycles on long-duration missions.
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