Carr, Gerri
From Astro-Databank
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| Birthname | Carr, Gerald Paul | ||
| born on | 22 August 1932 at 09:30 (= 09:30 AM ) | ||
| Place | Denver CO, USA, 39n44, 104w59 | ||
| Timezone | MST h7w (is standard time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   29°20'   11°40 Asc. 18°37'
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Biography
American astronaut and pilot, the commander of Skylab 4 during the longest manned space exploration to date. Carr and his teammates were in space from 11/16/1973 to 2/08/1974, for a total of 1,214 revolutions of the earth, and they shared the world record for individual time in space: 2,017 hours 15 minutes 32 seconds.
Born in Denver, Colorado, Gerry grew up in Santa Ana, California, which he considers his hometown, and he graduated from Santa Ana High School. He began his military service with the Navy in 1949, and the following year, was appointed a midshipman (NROTC). He enrolled at the University of Southern California and went on to receive his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1954. Upon his graduation, he was given his commission and sent to the U.S. Marine Corps Officers’ Basic School at Quantico, Virginia. His education continued, and he received his BS in Aeronautical Engineering from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in 1961, following this with his Master of Science in Aeronautical Engineering from Princeton just one year later. In 1975, he was given an Honorary Doctorate of Science from Parks College, St. Louis University, St. Louis, Illinois.
After military flight training school, he served with a fighter squadron from 1962-65, piloting the F-8 Crusader in both the U.S. and the Far East. On 4/04/1966, NASA selected their fifth group of astronauts, and Carr was chosen. He was involved in the development and testing of the lunar roving vehicle used by the Apollo crews. He received many awards for both his exemplary military service and his work as an astronaut, including the NASA Distinguished Service Medal. In 1974, he was named the head of the design support group. In September 1975, he retired from the U.S. Marines, with a rank of Colonel. He retired from NASA a few years later, in June 1977, following which he accepted a position at Applied Research in southern California.
Between 1955 and 1964, Carr and his wife had six children, including two sets of twins; all the children were given first names beginning with the letter "J," Jennifer Anne, twins Jamee Adele and Jeffrey Ernest, John Christian and twins Jessica Louise and Joshua Lee. Divorced, he remarried in 1979, to Dr. Patricia L. Musick. He loves outdoors activities such as sailing, bird hunting and fishing, and plays racquetball. He does woodworking as a hobby, and one of his projects is the restoration of an old automobile. He belongs to many professional organizations, and was a Director for the Houston POPS Orchestra.
Relationships
- compare to chart of Space: NASA (born 29 July 1958)
Events
- Work : Gain social status 1966 (Chosen as Skylab astronaut)
- Work : Great Achievement 16 November 1973 (Longest manned space exploration, three months)
- Social : Return Home 8 February 1974 (Returned from space)
- Social : Joined group 1949 (Navy)
- Social : End a program of study 1954 (Univ. of Southern California)
- Social : End a program of study 1961 (Naval Postgraduate School)
- Social : End a program of study 1975 (Honorary Doctorate of Science)
- Work : New Job 1962 (Pilot, three years)
- Work : New Job 1974 (Head of design support group)
- Social : Left group 1975 (Retired from Marines)
- Work : Retired 1977 (NASA)
- Family : Change in family responsibilities 1955 (Began having children, nine years)
- Relationship : Marriage 1979 (Second wife Patricia Musick)
Source Notes
Contemporary American Horoscopes, Gauquelin Book of American Charts
Categories
- Vocation : Travel : Astronaut (Commander of SkyLab)
- Vocation : Engineer : Aerospace
- Vocation : Engineer : Mechanical (Aeronautical)
- Family : Parenting : Kids more than 3 (Six)
- Notable : Famous : Notable extremes (Longest time in space -- 2,017 hours)
- Family : Relationship : Number of Divorces (One)
- Family : Relationship : Number of Marriages (Two)
