Owen Kay Garriott, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), an abbreviation for the Latin Philosophiæ Doctor, or in non-Anglo-Saxon (e.g. German and Scandinavian) usage Doctor philosophiæ, Dr. phil.) was originally a degree granted by a university to a learned individual who had achieved the approval of his peers and... Ph.D. (born November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 39 days remaining. Events 1700-1899 1718 - Off the coast of Virginia, English pirate Edward Teach (best known as Blackbeard) is killed in battle when a British boarding party cornered and... November 22, 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. Events January-February January 6 - The first diesel-engine automobile trip is completed (Indianapolis, Indiana, to New York City). January 27 - Miguel Primo de Rivera resigns January 30 - General Damaso Berenquer becomes the new prime minister of Spain February 18 - While studying... 1930) is a former This article needs cleanup. Please edit this article to conform to a higher standard of article quality. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (established 1958) is the government agency responsible for the United States of Americas space program and long-term general aerospace research. A civilian organization, it... NASA U.S. Space Shuttle astronaut Bruce McCandless II using a manned maneuvering unit. Picture courtesy NASA A cosmonaut, astronaut, spationaut or taikonaut is a person who travels into space, or who makes a career of doing so. The criteria for determining who has achieved human spaceflight vary (see United States... astronaut who spent 60 days aboard Alternative meaning: research facility in the South Pole Station Americas first space station, the 75 metric ton Skylab, was in Earth orbit from 1973-1979, and visited by crew three times in 1973 and 1974. It was launched May 14, 1973 on an unmanned mission by a two-stage... Skylab in 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. Events January January 1 - United Kingdom, Ireland, and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, now known as the European Union. January 3 - Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) sells the New York Yankees for $10 million to a 12-person syndicate led by George... 1973 and 10 days aboard STS-9 (Spacelab 1) was a United States Space Shuttle mission, the 6th mission of the Columbia orbiter. Crew Commander: John W. Young (6) Pilot: Brewster H. Shaw (1) Mission Specialist 1: Owen K. Garriott (2) Mission Specialist 2: Robert A. Parker (1) Payload Specialist 1: Ulf Merbold (1) Payload... Spacelab-1 in 1983 is an integer and composite number that represents a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. Events January January 1 - Beat Raaflaub became Basel Boys Choirs new conductor January 1 - the ARPANET officially changes to use the Internet Protocol, creating the Internet. January 1 - compulsory wearing... 1983. He is also the father of famous A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates video or computer games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game system, such as the Sony PlayStation, or may develop for a variety of systems including PCs. Some developers also specialize in certain... computer game developer Richard Allen Garriott (born July 4, 1961; nickname Lord British) is a significant figure in the video game industry. He was originally a game designer and programmer, but now engages in various aspects of computer game development. Biography Garriott was born in Cambridge, England, a son of Skylab and Spacelab... Richard Garriott.

Education and background

Garriott was born in Enid is a city located in Garfield County, Oklahoma. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 47,045. It is the county seat of Garfield County6. Geography Enid is located at 36°242 North, 97°5251 West (36.400583, -97.880784)1. According... Enid, Oklahoma. He graduated from Enid High School in 1948; received a B.S. in Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline that deals with the study and application of electricity and electromagnetism. Its practitioners are called electrical engineers. Electrical engineering is a broad field that encompasses many subfields. Subfields Electrical engineering has many subfields dealing with the various aspects of electromagnetism. Some work directly with... Electrical Engineering from the The University of Oklahoma (OU) is an institution of higher learning located in Oklahoma. The university was founded in 1890. It currently enrolls 31,134 students (25,569 at its largest Campus in Norman, Oklahoma), has over 1,900 full-time faculty members, and offers 154 baccalaureate programs, 152 master... University of Oklahoma in 1953 and a M.S. and Ph.D from Die Luft der Freiheit weht. (The wind of freedom blows.) For other meanings of Stanford, see Stanford (disambiguation). The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University, is a privately funded university in Stanford, California. It is located approximately 35 miles southeast of San Francisco, in an unincorporated part... Stanford University in Electrical Engineering in 1957 and 1960, respectively. Completed one year Seal of the Air Force. The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aviation branch of the United States armed forces. The mission of the USAF is to defend the United States and protect its interests through air and space power. It was created as a separate branch on September... U.S. Air Force Pilot Training Program (1966), receiving qualification as pilot in jet aircraft.

He served as electronics officer on active duty in the The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. The U.S. Navy consists of slightly fewer than 300 ships and over 4,000 operational aircraft. It has over a half million men and women on active or ready reserve duty... U.S. Navy from 1953 to 1956. From 1961 through 1965 he was an Assistant Professor, then Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University. He performed research and led graduate studies in ionospheric physics after obtaining his doctorate and authored or co-authored more than 45 scientific papers, chapters and one book, principally in areas of the Physical science is the branch of science including chemistry and physics, usually contrasted with the social sciences and sometimes including and sometimes contrasted with natural or biological science. Physical science includes the sub-branches of aerodynamics, astronomy and astrophysics, classical mechanics, civil engineering, electrical engineering, energy, geography, geology, mechanical engineering... physical sciences.

Astronaut

In 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). Events January-February January 4 - United States President Lyndon Johnson proclaims his Great Society during his State of the Union address. January 12 - Bodies of 2 15 year olds Christine Sharrock + Marrine Schmidt found... 1965 he was one of the first six Scientist-Astronauts selected by NASA. His first space flight, the Skylab 3 or SL-3 was the second manned mission to Skylab. The Skylab 3 mission started July 28, 1973, with the launch of three astronauts on the Saturn IB rocket, and lasted 59 days, 11 hours and 9 minutes. A total of 1,084.7 astronaut-utilization hours were... Skylab 3 mission in 1973, set a new world record for duration of approximately 60 days, more than double the previous record. Extensive experimental studies of our The Sun (occasionally referred to as Sol) is the star at the centre of our solar system. Planet Earth orbits the Sun, as do innumerable other bodies including other planets, asteroids, meteoroids, comets and dust. In common usage, the primary stellar body around which an object orbits is called its... sun, of earth resources and in various Biology studies the variety of life (clockwise from top-left) E. coli, tree fern, gazelle, Goliath beetle Biology is the science of life (from the Greek words bios = life and logos = word). It is concerned with the characteristics and behaviors of organisms, how species and individuals come into existence, and... life sciences relating to human adaptation to weightlessness were made.

His second space flight was aboard Spacelab-1 in 1983, a multidisciplinary and international mission of 10 days; this was mission STS-9 (Spacelab 1) was a United States Space Shuttle mission, the 6th mission of the Columbia orbiter. Crew Commander: John W. Young (6) Pilot: Brewster H. Shaw (1) Mission Specialist 1: Owen K. Garriott (2) Mission Specialist 2: Robert A. Parker (1) Payload Specialist 1: Ulf Merbold (1) Payload... STS-9 aboard the Shuttle Orbiter Columbia (NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-102) was the first space shuttle in NASAs orbital fleet, first flying mission STS-1 from April 12 to April 14, 1981. It was lost with all crew when it disintegrated during re-entry on its 28th mission, STS-107, which... space shuttle Columbia. Over 70 separate experiments in six different disciplines were conducted, primarily to demonstrate the suitability of Spacelab for research in all these areas. He operated the world's first Amateur Radio Station from space, W5LFL, which has since expanded into an important activity on dozens of The Space Shuttle Columbia seconds after engine ignition, 1981 (NASA). For the first two missions only, the external fuel tank was painted white. NASAs Space Shuttle, officially called Space Transportation System (STS), is the United States sole manned launch vehicle. The Space Shuttle was manufactured by North American Rockwell... Shuttle flights, Space Station This article is about Mir, the Soviet space station. See Mir (disambiguation) for other meanings. Mir (Мир, which can mean both world and peace in Russian) was a highly successful Soviet (and later Russian) space station. It was humanitys first permanently inhabited long-term research station in... MIR and now the ISS Statistics Crew: 2 As of January 22, 2005 Perigee: 351.9 km Apogee: 364.9 km Orbital period: 91.71 minutes Inclination: 51.65 degrees Orbits per day: 15.70 Mean altitude loss per day: ~100 m Days in orbit since Zarya launch: 2,255 As of January 22... International Space Station, with scores of astronauts and cosmonauts participating.

Between these missions, he received a NASA fellowship for one year's study at Stanford (1975-76) and held the posts of Deputy, Acting and Director of Science and Applications at An aerial view of the complete Johnson Space Center facility in Houston, Texas in 1989. A portion of Clear Lake can be seen at the top of the view. The Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC) is the NASA installation wherein is located the Mission Control Center (MCC) for all... Johnson Space Center, (1974-75, 76-78). In the latter post he was responsible for all research in the physical sciences at the Johnson Space Center. From 1984 to 1986, he held the position of Project Scientist in the Space Station Project Office. In this position he worked closely with the external scientific communities and advised the Project Manager concerning the scientific suitability of the Space Station design.

Post NASA

After leaving NASA in June, 1986, he consulted for various aerospace companies and served as a member of several NASA and -1... National Research Council Committees.

From January 1988 until May 1993, he was Vice President of Space Programs at Teledyne Brown Engineering. This Division, which grew to over 1,000 people, provided payload integration for all Spacelab projects at the The George C. Marshall Space Flight Center is a lead NASA center for propulsion and for computers, networks, and information management. It is abbreviated as MSFC. Located on the Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, in Madison County, Alabama, the center was named in honor of George Marshall. External links Official site Power... Marshall Space Flight Center and had a substantial role in the development of the U.S. Laboratory for the International Space Station.

He has devoted additional time to several charitable activities in his home town, including the Enid (OK) Arts and Sciences Foundation of which he was a co-Founder in 1992. More recently, he has accepted a position as Adjunct Professor in the Laboratory for Structural Biology at the The University of Alabama (also known as Alabama, UA, or colloquially as Bama) is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Founded in 1831, UA is the flagship campus of the University of Alabama System. In Alabama, it is commonly known as the Capstone. Having been written into the... University of Alabama in Huntsville is the county seat of Madison County, Alabama. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city was 158,216. The current mayor is Loretta Spencer. Geography Huntsville is located at 34°42 North, 86°35 West (34.7, -86.6)1. According to the U.S. Census... Huntsville (UAH) and has participated in research activities there involving new microbes he has returned from extreme environments such as very alkaline lakes and deep sea Hydrothermal vents are fissures in a planets surface from which geothermally heated water issues. Hydrothermal vents are commonly found in places that are also volcanically active, where hot magma is relatively near the planets surface. Hydrothermal vents are abundant on Earth because it is both geologically active and... hydrothermal vents. Hyperthermophiles were returned from several dives in Russian MIR submersibles to the Rainbow Vents at a depth of 2,300 meters near the Flag of Azores Shaded relief map of the Azores from 1975 The Azores ( Portuguese: Açores) are an archipelago of Portuguese islands in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, about 1,500 km from Lisbon and about 3,900 km from the east coast of North America. The nine... Azores in the The Atlantic Ocean is Earths second-largest ocean, covering approximately one-fifth of its surface. The oceans name, derived from Greek mythology, means the Sea of Atlas. This ocean occupies an elongated, S-shaped basin extending in a north-south direction and is divided into the North Atlantic... Atlantic Ocean. Other research activities included three trips to World map showing location of Antarctica A satellite composite image of Antarctica For the Kim Stanley Robinson novel see Antarctica (novel) Antarctica (from Greek ἀνταρκτικός, opposite the arctic) is a continent surrounding the Earths South Pole. It is the... Antarctica from which 20 meteorites were returned for laboratory study.

Honors and affiliations

Garriott is a member of the following organizations: American Astronautical Society (Fellow), The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is the scholarly society for the field of aerospace engineering. Founded in 1963, the AIAA succeeded two engineering societies: the American Interplanetary Society (AIS) later known as the American Rocket Society (ARS), founded in 1930, and the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences (IAS... American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (Associate Fellow), The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers or IEEE (pronounced as eye-triple-ee) is an international non-profit, professional organization incorporated in the State of New York, United States. It is the largest technical professional organization in the world (in number of members), with more than 360,000 members... Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, The American Geophysical Union (or AGU) is a nonprofit organization of geophysicists, consisting (as of 2004) of over 41,000 members from 130 countries. From its website, the mission of the AGU is to promote the scientific study of Earth and its environment in space and to disseminate the results... American Geophysical Union, The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is an organization that promotes cooperation between scientists, defends scientific freedom, encourages scientific responcibility and supports scientific education for the betterment of all humanity. It is the worlds largest general scientific society. The AAAS is also the publisher of the... American Association for the Advancement of Science, The Association of Space Explorers is a non_profit organization with a membership composed of people who have flown in space. It was formed in 1985, and the current membership stands at about 300. The organization provides a forum for the promotion of space exploration, as well as space science and... Association of Space Explorers (Board of Directors), Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (Vice President and Vice Chairman).

Garriott has received the following honors: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent United States government agency responsible for supporting basic science research mainly by providing research funding. It operates mainly through the establishment of research grants, particularly to universities or through individual grants (including to professors and graduate students). History and mission The NSF... National Science Foundation Fellowship, 1960-61; Honorary Doctorate of Science, Phillips University (Enid, OK), 1973; The NASA Distinguished Service Medal is the second highest award which may be bestowed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, ranking immediately below the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. The medal may be presented to any member of the Federal government, including both military astronauts and civilian employees. The... NASA Distinguished Service Medal, 1973; The Collier Trophy is the most prestigious award in the aviation field, given once a year to those that have made the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America, with respect to improving the performance, efficiency, and safety of air or space vehicles, the value of which has been... Collier Trophy for 1973; Federation Aeronautique International, Komarov Diploma for 1973; Goddard Memorial Trophy for 1975; The NASA Space Flight Medal is a decoration of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration which is awarded to any astronaut who performs a significant achievement or meritorious deed while engaged in a United States space mission. The decoration is awarded to both military and civilian personnel and is authorized... NASA Space Flight Medal, 1983; and additional awards related to his space flights, including the Oklahoma Hall of Fame (1980), Oklahoma Air and Space Hall of Fame (1980), the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame (1997), the Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame (2000) and Enid Public Schools Hall of Fame (2001).

The text of this article is based on his biography from NASA (http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/garriott-ok.html), dated August 2002.