NASA Astronaut Gerald P. Carr

Duration: 6:27

Year Published: 1960s1970s

Format: 16mm

Sound: silent

Description: Produced by the Houston-based A-V Corporation for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, this silent government film focuses on astronaut Gerald P. Carr. Carr began his career with NASA in April 1966 when he was selected to join the fifth group of astronauts. In the following years, he served as a member of the astronaut support crews in Mission Control and helped to develop the Lunar Roving Vehicle. His first an only space mission was Skylab 4, the final manned mission to the Orbital Workshop. Carr logged 2,017 hours and 15 minutes in space, of which 15 hours and 51 minutes was spent in extravehicular activity. He retired from NASA in 1977.