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 of the craft for over 15 hours during three different space walks.
In his 14-year NASA career, Ed supported the Apollo 12 crew and was their communicator while they explored the moon. He earned Air Force wings and logged over 2,200 hours in high-performance aircraft, 100 hours in helicopters, and 2,017 hours in space.
Ed earned a BS in engineering from the University of Rochester and his MS and PhD in Engineering and Physics from the California Institute of Technology. After a year in industry, he was selected as one of six of the first Scientist-Astronauts, edging out 2,000 applicants.
Ed excelled in program management with Booz, Allen & Hamilton and TRW and as President of the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry and Gibson International. Recently retired as a Senior VP at SAIC, he is now one of two Managers at Aerospace Partners, LLC and Chairman of a NASA Review Board for America's return to the moon.
Whether addressing 80,000 cheering football fans during a San Francisco 49ers halftime show or leading a discussion with 1,000 members of the Explorer's Club in New York City, Ed Gibson has enthralled a wide range of audiences bringing the wonder and adventure of space travel to life.
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