Owen Garriott
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Owen Kay Garriott (1930 - 2019)

Dr Owen Kay Garriott
Born in Enid Township, Garfield, Oklahoma, United Statesmap
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Died at age 88 in Huntsville, Madison, Alabama, United Statesmap
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Biography

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Owen Garriott is Notable.

Father: Owen Garriott
Mother: Mary Catherine Mellick

Owen Kay Garriott (born November 22, 1930 – April 15, 2019) was an American electrical engineer and former NASA astronaut, who spent 60 days aboard the Skylab space station in 1973 during the Skylab 3 mission, and 10 days aboard Spacelab-1 on a Space Shuttle mission in 1983.

1930 Born in Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma, USA.
1952 Married Helen Mary Walker on 26 Jan 1952 (to 1988).[1]
1953 Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, University of Oklahoma.
1955 Son Randall O Garriot is born.
1956 Son Robert K Garriot is born.
1957 Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Stanford University.
1960 Ph.D., Stanford University
1961 Son Richard A Garriot is born.
1965 Selected by NASA in Astronauts Group 4 [2]
1966 Daughter Linda S Garriot is born.
1973 Flew on Skylab 3 as Science Pilot with Alan Bean and Jack Lousma. Awarded the NASA Distinguished Service Medal. [3]
Skylab 3
NASA
Distinguished
Service
1983 Flew on Columbia STS-9 as MS1 with John Young, Brewster Shaw, Robert A. Parker, Ulf Merbold and Byron Lichtenberg. Awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal. [3]
STS-9
NASA
Space Flight
1986 Left NASA to pursue a career as a consultant.
2010 Awarded the NASA Exceptional Public Service Medal. [3]
2019 Died on 15 Apr 2019 in Huntsville, Madison, Alabama, United States

Sources

  1. "Texas, Divorce Index, 1968-2011," Ancestry.com.
  2. Wikipedia List of Astronauts, by Year
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Agency Awards Historical Recipient List

See also:

  • Find A Grave: Memorial #198377862 accessed on 17 Apr 2019
  • Wikipedia: Owen K Garriott
  • Wikidata: Item Q507046, en:Wikipedia help.gif
  • Ancestry Profile
  • "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBV9-89X : accessed 18 December 2017), Owen Kay Garriott in household of Owen Garriott, Ward 6, Enid, Enid City, Garfield, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 24-33, sheet 12A, line 33, family 271, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3293.
  • "United States Public Records, 1970-2009," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KGWW-2XZ : 22 May 2014), Owen K Garriott, Residence, Enid, Oklahoma, United States; a third party aggregator of publicly available information.
  • Obituary




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