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Astronaut Jerry Carr, who led NASA's final Skylab crew, dies at 88

Former NASA astronaut Gerald "Jerry" Carr, who in 1973 led the record-setting, final mission on the first U.S. space station, Skylab, has died at the age of 88.

Carr's death was confirmed by his family on Wednesday (Aug. 26) in a statement shared by the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation.

"Throughout his life and career, Jerry Carr was the epitome of an officer and a gentleman. He loved his family, he loved his country and he loved to fly. We are all enormously proud of his legacy as a true space pioneer and of the lasting impact of his historic mission aboard America's first space station. We will remember him most as a devoted husband, father, brother, grandfather and great grandfather. We will miss him greatly," the family's statement read.

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NASA release
Statement on the Passing of Gerald 'Jerry' Carr

Astronaut Gerald Carr, who commanded the last Skylab mission, died Aug. 26, 2020.

Statement from Administrator Jim Bridenstine:

"NASA and the nation have lost a pioneer of long duration spaceflight," said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. "We send our condolences to the family and loved ones of astronaut Gerald 'Jerry' Carr, whose work provided a deeper understanding of life on Earth and in space.

"A colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps, Carr was a test pilot who logged more than 5,300 hours of jet flying time on aircraft including the F-9, F-6A Skyray, and F-8 Crusader. A naval aviator selected for the astronaut class in 1966, he served as Capcom for Apollos 8 and 12 and broke spaceflight duration records on Skylab 4, the final mission to the orbital workshop.

"Recalling the view back to Earth, Carr credited his Skylab crewmate Edward Gibson with the observation that, from space, 'You can see no boundaries on the Earth, no man-made boundaries, that the barriers that man puts up between himself and his fellow man, that the only boundaries you can see are the natural ones, the rivers, the lakes, things like that.'

"We remember and honor his life and his contributions to the nation."

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Very sad. RIP.

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R.I.P., Jerry - and thank you.

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R.I.P. Thank you for your contributions to the American space effort.

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RIP Gerald Paul.

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Very sad to hear about his passing; I recall meeting with Carr in 2002, during my first trip to the Kennedy Space Center.

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A great guy to talk to and we shared the same birthday. Prayers to his family.

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I've listened to the Apollo 8 and 12 mission audio posted by Lunar Module 5 on YouTube, Colonel Carr was an excellent CapCom as well.

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I am so sorry to hear this sad news. I had the pleasure of interviewing Jerry not long ago and exchanging emails with him. He was a true gentleman, a courteous and willing source of information about what he called "the glory years" of Apollo and Skylab, and just an all-round good guy. We are all the poorer for the passing of another of the pioneers of spaceflight.


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