Owen Garriott

Owen Garriott is an American astronaut who was born on November 22, 1930, in Oklahoma. Before he became an astronaut, Owen Garriott was a professor in electrical engineering.

Owen Garriott became an astronaut in 1965. He has spent over 1675 hours in space on 2 spaceflights.

In 1973, Garriott flew aboard the second Skylab mission. During this 60 day mission, the crew performed observations of the sun and several medical experiments. Garriott made his second flight aboard Spacelab 1 in 1983. Over 70 experiments were performed during this mission, including material and life sciences.

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