Edward G. Gibson
Edward George Gibson is an American physicist, engineer, pilot, author, and former NASA astronaut. He was selected with NASA Astronaut Group 4 in 1965 as part of the first scientist-astronaut class.
- Born
- November 8, 1936
- Died
- N/A
- Birthplace
- Buffalo, New York,United States
Flights
1
Spacewalks
3
EVA time
15 hours, 22 minutes
In space
84 days, 1 hour, 15 minutes
Bio
Gibson studied engineering and physics at the University of Rochester and the California Institute of Technology before working in research. At NASA, he helped bring solar physics expertise into the Skylab program and became deeply involved in the Apollo Telescope Mount work.
Before his own flight, Gibson supported Apollo 12 and Skylab development. His scientist-astronaut background made him especially important to Skylab's solar-observation mission planning and to training crews for long-duration research operations.
Gibson flew as Science Pilot on Skylab 4 with Gerald Carr and William Pogue. The crew spent more than 84 days in orbit, operated the solar observatory for hundreds of hours, performed , and completed a large program of medical, Earth-observation, and student experiments.
After Skylab, Gibson left NASA for research work, returned to help select and train scientist-astronaut candidates, and retired from NASA in 1982. He remains closely associated with Skylab's solar-science legacy and is the last surviving member of the Skylab 4 crew.