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Former Astronaut; Holds Record for the Number of Days in Space

For 21 years, Ed Gibson held the American record of 84 days in space..

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For 21 years, Ed Gibson held the American record of 84 days in space. During his mission on Skylab, America’s first space station, he also worked outside for over 15 hours during three different space walks.

In his 14-year NASA career, Ed Gibson supported the Apollo 12 crew and was their communicator while they explored the moon. Ed Gibson earned Air Force wings and logged over 2,200 hours in high-performance aircraft, 100 hours in helicopters and 2017 hours in space.

Ed Gibson earned a BS in engineering from the University of Rochester and a MS and PhD in Engineering and Physics from the California Institute of Technology. After a year in industry, Ed Gibson was selected as one of six of the first Scientist-Astronauts, edging out 2,000 applicants.

Ed Gibson excelled in program management and marketing with Booz, Allen, and Hamilton and TRW and as President of the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. Gibson also started his own consulting company, Gibson International Corp. Ed Gibson recently retired, and he is now Chairman of the NASA Review Board for America’s return to the moon.

In 1997, Gibson was one of 24 Apollo astronauts inducted into the US Astronaut Hall of Fame.

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