Edward G. Gibson, Ph.D., (born November 8, 1936) is a former NASA astronaut. November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 53 days remaining. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... U.S. Space Shuttle astronaut Bruce McCandless II using a manned maneuvering unit (MMU) outside the Challenger in 1984. ...

NASA Astronaut Edward G. Gibson

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Personal

Gibson was born November 8, 1936, in Buffalo, New York and is married to the former Julie Anne Volk of Township of Tonawanda, New York. He has four children. His recreational interests include distance running, swimming, photography, flying, and motorcycling. November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 53 days remaining. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Official website: Buffalo, NY Location Location of Buffalo in New York State Government County Erie County Mayor Byron Brown Geographical characteristics Area Total 136. ... The name Tonawanda as a location confuses even the people who live in other and even nearby Western New York communities. ...

Education

Gibson graduated from Kenmore Senior High School, Kenmore, New York, and received a bachelor of science degree in Engineering from the University of Rochester, New York, in June 1959, a master of science degree in Engineering (Jet Propulsion Option) from the California Institute of Technology in June 1960, a doctorate in Engineering with a minor in Physics from the California Institute of Technology in June 1964, an honorary doctorate of science from University of Rochester (New York) in 1974, and an honorary doctorate of science from Wagner College, Staten Island, New York, in 1974. Kenmore is a village located in Erie County, New York. ... The University of Rochester is a private, coeducational and nonsectarian research institution located in Rochester, New York. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The California Institute of Technology (commonly referred to as Caltech) is a private, coeducational university located in Pasadena, California, in the United States. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Wagner College is a coeducational private liberal arts college located on Staten Island in New York City. ...

Organizations

Gibson was elected a Fellow of the American Astronautical Society; member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, and Theta Chi. He is a member of the Seniors Track Club. The American Astronautical Society logo Formed in 1954, the American Astronautical Society (AAS) is the premier independent scientific and technical group in the United States exclusively dedicated to the advancement of space science and exploration. ... The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is the scholarly society for the field of aerospace engineering. ... The bent at Iowa Alpha (Iowa State University) Tau Beta Pi (ΤΒΠ or TBP) is the national engineering honor society in the United States and the second oldest collegiate honor society in the US. It honors students who have shown a history of academic achievement as well as a commitment to... Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Society, founded in 1886, is a non-profit membership society of more than 70,000 scientists and engineers elected on the basis of their research achievements or potential. ... Theta Chi (ΘΧ) is an international college fraternity for men. ...

Special honors

Gibson was awarded a National Science Foundation Fellowship and a R. C. Baker Fellowship at the California Institute of Technology, and listed in several Who's Who publications. He received the Johnson Space Center Certificate of Commendation (1970), the NASA Distinguished Service Medal (presented by President Richard M. Nixon in 1974), the City of New York Gold Medal (1974), the Robert J. Collier Trophy for 1973 (1974), the Dr. Robert H. Goddard Memorial Trophy for 1975 (1975), the Federation Aeronautique Internationale’s De La Vaulx Medal and V. M. Komarov Diploma for 1974 (1975), the American Astronautical Society’s 1975 Flight Achievement Award (1976), the AIAA Haley Astronautics Award for 1975 (1976), a Senior U.S. Scientist Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (1976), and a JSC Special Achievement Award (1978). The logo of the National Science Foundation The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. ... Whos Who is the name of a number of publications, generally containing concise biographical information on a particular group of people. ... An aerial view of the complete Johnson Space Center facility in Houston, Texas in 1989. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Order: 37th President Vice President: Spiro Agnew (1969–1973), Gerald R. Ford (1973–1974) Term of office: January 20, 1969 – August 9, 1974 Preceded by: Lyndon B. Johnson Succeeded by: Gerald R. Ford Date of birth: January 9, 1913 Place of birth: Yorba Linda, California Date of death: April 22... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... Robert Goddard Robert Hutchings Goddard (October 5, 1882 – August 10, 1945), U.S. professor and scientist, recognized as a pioneer of controlled, liquid-fueled rocketry. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1976 calendar). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...

Experience

While studying at Caltech, Gibson was a research assistant in the field of jet propulsion and classical physics. His technical publications are in the fields of plasma physics and solar physics. He was senior research scientist with the Applied Research Laboratories of Philco Corporation at Newport Beach, California, from June 1964 until coming to NASA. While at Philco, he did research on lasers and the optical breakdown of gases. Subsequent to joining NASA in 1965, he wrote a textbook in solar physics entitled The Quiet Sun. Gibson’s training and data acquisition as science-pilot on the last Skylab mission were in the areas of solar physics, comet observations, stellar observations, earth resources studies, space medicine and physiology, and flight surgeon activities. This article should be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... Physics (from the Greek, φυσικός (physikos), natural, and φύσις (physis), nature) is the science of the natural world dealing with the fundamental constituents of the universe, the forces they exert on one another, and the results produced by these forces. ... A Plasma lamp In physics and chemistry, a plasma is an ionized gas, and is usually considered to be a distinct phase of matter. ... The Sun is the star at the centre of our Solar system. ... Philco, the Philadelphia Electric Company (formerly known as the Spencer Company), was a pioneer in early radio and television and former employer of Philo Farnsworth, inventor of cathode ray tube television. ... Official website: http://ci. ... Lasers range in size from microscopic diode lasers (top) with numerous applications, to football field sized neodymium glass lasers (bottom) used for inertial confinement fusion, nuclear weapons research and other physics experiments. ... Drawing of Skylab with components labelled Skylab was the first space station the United States launched into orbit. ... Comet Hale-Bopp For other uses, see Comet (disambiguation). ...

He has logged more than 4,300 hours flying time—2,270 hours in jet aircraft.

NASA experience

Dr. Gibson was selected as a scientist-astronaut by NASA in June 1965. He completed a 53-week course in flight training at Williams Air Force Base, Arizona, and earned his Air Force wings. Since then, he has flown helicopters and the T-38. NASAs Astronaut Group 4 was the first group of Scientist-Astronauts selected by NASA in June 1965. ... Williams Air Force Base southeast of Mesa, Arizona was the leading pilot training facility of the United States Air Force. ... An air force is a military organization that primarily operates in aerial warfare. ... A helicopter is an aircraft which is lifted and propelled by one or more large horizontal rotors (propellers). ... The Northrop T-38 Talon is a US-built supersonic jet trainer for military pilots. ...

He served as a member of the astronaut support crew and as a capcom for the Apollo 12 lunar landing. He has also participated in the design and testing of many elements of the Skylab space station. Apollo 12 was the sixth manned mission in the Apollo program and the second to land on the Moon. ...

Dr. Gibson was the science-pilot of Skylab 4 (third and final manned visit to the Skylab space station), launched November 16, 1973, and concluded February 8, 1974. This was the longest manned flight (84 days 1 hour 15 minutes) in history of manned space exploration to date. Dr. Gibson was accompanied on the record-setting 34.5-million-mile flight by Gerald P. Carr (commander) and William R. Pogue (pilot). They successfully completed 56 experiments, 26 science demonstrations, 15 subsystem detailed objectives, and 13 student investigations during their 1,214 revolutions of the earth. They also acquired a wide variety of earth resources observations data using Skylab’s earth resources experiment package camera and sensor array. Dr. Gibson was the crewman primarily responsible for the 338 hours of Apollo Telescope Mount operation, which made extensive observations of solar processes. Skylab 4 or SL-4 was the fourth Skylab mission. ... November 16 is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 45 days remaining. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... Gerald Paul Carr Gerald P. Carr is a retired United States Marine Corps Colonel and former NASA astronaut. ... William R. Pogue William Reid Pogue (born January 23, 1930) was an American astronaut. ...

Until March 1978, Dr. Gibson and his Skylab-4 teammates held the world record for individual time in space: 2,017 hours 15 minutes 32 seconds, and Dr. Gibson logged 15 hours and 17 minutes in three EVAs outside the orbital workshop. 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Astronaut Bruce McCandless on an untethered EVA Extra-vehicular activity (EVA) is work done by an astronaut away from the Earth and outside of his or her spacecraft. ...

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. Beginning in March 1976, he served for one year as a consultant to ERNO Raumfahrttechnik GmbH, in West Germany, on Spacelab design under the sponsorship of a U.S. Senior Scientist Award form the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. In March 1977, Dr. Gibson returned to the Astronaut Office Astronaut candidate selection and training as Chief of the Scientist-Astronaut Candidates. Nickname: City of Angels Official website: http://www. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...

Post-NASA and later work

In October 1990, Dr. Gibson began his own consulting firm, Gibson International Corp. The firm provides consulting services on program management, market development and space infrastructure design and operations. This article is about the year. ...

After his NASA career, Dr. Gibson held marketing and program management positions with Booz, Allen and Hamilton and TRW in the areas of space and energy development. He was the President of the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry and his own consulting company, Gibson International. Currently he is Senior Vice President, Science Applications Internationl Corporation, and Manager of its EROS Data Center Operation in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

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

Dr. Gibson received a number of honorary doctorate degrees and national and international awards and honors including the Robert J. Collier Trophy, the NASA Distinguished Service Medal from the President, and induction into the US Astronaut Hall of Fame.

In the 1998 miniseries From the Earth to the Moon Gibson was played by Geoffrey Nauffts. From the Earth to the Moon was a twelve-part HBO television miniseries (1998) co-produced by Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Tom Hanks, and Michael Bostick detailing the landmark Apollo expeditions to the Moon during the 1960s and early 1970s. ...

External links

• http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/gibson-eg.html
• http://www.spaceleaders.com
• Spacefacts biography of Edward Gibson

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