Owen Garriott
Birthday November 22, 1930
Birth Sign Sagittarius
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About
Engineer who flew on two spaceflights and operated the first amateur radio station from space.
Before Fame
He earned a Ph.D. from Stanford University.
Trivia
His first mission was Skylab 3, which at the time set a record for duration in space (60 days).
Family Life
He married his high school sweetheart, Helen Mary Walker, in 1952. They had four children together before divorcing. He later married Evelyn L. Garriott. His son Richard Garriott also became an astronaut.
Associated With
He and Edward Gibson were both members of NASA Astronaut Group 4 in 1965.
