OH 1602 | Oral History

OH 1602

For the Skylab Oral History Project. Childhood in Lawton, Oklahoma; education at Cameron Agricultural Junior College and New Mexico State University; decision to join NASA; duties in Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Apollo-Soyuz, Skylab, Space Shuttle, and International Space Station programs, including work at remote sites around the globe; difficulties with Skylab launch and problem-solving on mission; team-building among members of Skylab operations shifts; Skylab flight crews; importance of “science czar” position; Skylab’s contributions to space exploration and to science more generally.

About this Oral History

Physical Description 46 pp. plus documents (1 pp.)
Terms of Use Open
Interviewer(s) Michael Johnson
Date of Interview September 22, 2006

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