Colonel Gerald P. Carr Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
COLONEL GERALD P. CARR
Born: August 22, 1932 in Denver, Colorado
Died: August 26, 2020 in Albany, New York
GERALD P. CARR (Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps, Retired)
NASA ASTRONAUT (Former)
PERSONAL DATA: Born in Denver, Colorado, on August 22, 1932, but raised in Santa Ana, California, which he considers his hometown. Divorced. Remarried in 1979 to Dr. Patricia L. Musick. Three daughters and three sons. Recreational interests include snorkeling, swimming, bird hunting, fishing and woodworking.
EDUCATION: Graduated from Santa Ana High School, Santa Ana, California; received a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Southern California in 1954, A Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in 1961, and a Master of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Princeton University in 1962; also presented an Honorary Doctorate of Science, Aeronautical Engineering, from Parks College of Saint Louis University, Cahokia, Illinois, in 1976.
ORGANIZATIONS: Fellow of the American Astronautical Society; a former Director of the Sunsat Energy Council; a former Director of the Houston POPS Orchestra; a Director of the National Space Society; the Marine Corps Association and the Marine Corps Aviation Association; The Naval Aviation Museum Foundation; Society of Experimental Test Pilots; The Order of Daedalians; National Society of Professional Engineers; University of Southern California Alumni Association, and Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity.
SPECIAL HONORS: Awarded the National Defense Service Medal; Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal; Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal, and a letter of Commendation from the Commander of Carrier Division II; received the NASA Group Achievement Award, 1971; NASA Distinguished Service Medal, 1974; Navy Distinguished Service Medal and the Navy Astronaut Wings; 1974; City of Chicago Gold Medal, 1974; University of Southern California Alumni Merit Award, 1974; Boy Scouts of America Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, 1974; Robert J. Collier Trophy for 1973, in 1974; City of New York Gold Medal, 1974; Marine corps Aviation Association's Exceptional Achievement Award, 1974; Dr. Robert H. Goddard Memorial Trophy, 1975; also recipient of the Federation Aeronautique Internationale's Gold Space Medal; De La Vaulx Medal, and V. M. Komarov Diploma for 1974; AIAA Haley Astronautics Award for 1974; and the American Astronautical Society's 1975 Flight Achievement Award. Inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame, 1997.
EXPERIENCE: When informed by NASA of his selection for astronaut training, he was assigned to the test directors section of Marine Air Control Squadron Three, a unit responsible for the testing and evaluation of the Marine Tactical Data System.
Carr began his military career in 1949 with the Navy, and in 1950 he was appointed a midshipman (NROTC) and enrolled in the University of Southern California. Upon graduation in 1954, he received his commission and subsequently reported to the U.S. Marine Corps Officers' Basic School at Quantico, Virginia. He received flight training at Pensacola, Florida, and Kingsville, Texas, and was then assigned to Marine All-Weather-Fighter-Squadron 114 where he gained experience in the F-9 and the F-6A Skyray. After postgraduate training, he served with Marine All-Weather-Fighter-Squadron 122, from 1962 to 1965, piloting the F-8 Crusader in the United States and the Far East. Other aircraft he has flown include the F-4, T-1, T-28, T-33, T-38, H-13, and ground effect machines.
He has logged more than 8,000 flying hours, 5,365 hours of which are jet time.
NASA EXPERIENCE: Colonel Carr was one of the 19 astronauts selected by NASA in April 1966. He served as a member of the astronaut support crews and as CAPCOM for the Apollo 8 and 12 flights, and was involved in the development and testing of the lunar roving vehicle which was used on the lunar surface by Apollo flight crews.
Carr was commander of Skylab 4 (third and final manned visit to the Skylab Orbital Workshop) launched November 16, 1973, and concluded February 8, 1974. This was the longest manned flight (84 days, 1 hour, 15minutes) in the history of manned space exploration to date. He was accompanied on the record-setting 34.5-million-mile flight by Dr. Edward G. Gibson (science pilot) and William R. Pogue (pilot). The crew successfully completed 56 experiments, 26 science demonstrations, 15 subsystem-detailed objectives, and 13 student investigations during their 1,214 revolutions of the earth. They also acquired extensive earth resources observation data using hand-held cameras and Skylab's Earth Resources Experiment Package camera and sensor array. They logged 338 hours of operations of the Apollo Telescope Mount, which made extensive observations of the sun's solar processes.
From February 1974 until March 1978, Colonel Carr and his Skylab 4 teammates shared the world record for individual time in space: 2,017 hours 15 minutes 32 seconds, and Carr logged 15 hours and 48 minutes in three EVAs outside the Orbital Workshop.
In mid-1977 Carr was named head of the design support group, within the astronaut office, responsible for providing crew support to such activities as space transportation system design, simulations, testing, and safety assessment, and for development of man/machine interface requirements.
Carr retired from the United States Marine Corps in September of 1975 and from NASA in June of 1977.
BUSINESS: From 1977 until 1981 Carr was a Senior Vice President with Bovay Engineers, Inc., a Houston Consulting Engineering Firm.
He was a Senior Consultant on Special Staff to the President of Applied Research, Inc., Los Angeles, California, from 1981 to 1983. From 1983 until 1985 Carr was manager of the University of Texas 300-inch Telescope Project.
Carr founded CAMUS, Incorporated in 1984. The Family-owned Corporation provides technical support services in Zero-G Human Factors Engineering, Procedures Development, Operations Analysis, Training and Systems Integration. CAMUS was a major contributor as a technical support subcontractor to the Boeing Company in the crew systems design of the International Space Station. In addition, the corporation is involved in fine art production designed by his wife, Artist/Sculptor Pat Musick.
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COLONEL GERALD P. "JERRY" CARR - ANNOTATED COMMEMORATIVE ENVELOPE SIGNED WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 137815Gerald P. Carr, Edward Gibson and Bill Pogue sign a commemorative envelope honoring Skylab Track and Telemetry Commemorative Envelope signed: "Jerry Carr/CDR,SL-4", "Ed Gibson", and "Bill Pogue ", 6½x3½.
Sale Price $245.00
$300.00
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COLONEL GERALD P. "JERRY" CARR - ANNOTATED SPECIAL COVER SIGNED WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 48193Gerald P. Carr, Edward Gibson and Bill Pogue sign a commemorative envelope honoring Skylab 4 Tracking Commemorative Envelope signed: "Jerry Carr/Skylab III", "Ed Gibson/Skylab III", and "Bill Pogue/Skylab III", 6½x3½.
Sale Price $245.00
$300.00
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COLONEL GERALD P. "JERRY" CARR - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 102042Photograph inscribed and signed: "To Arthur/Warmest Wishes/Jerry Carr". Color, 8x10. Official NASA photograph. Name imprinted at lower margin. Imprinted caption on verso: "GERALD P.…"
Price: $320.00
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COLONEL GERALD P. "JERRY" CARR - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 112339Photograph inscribed and signed: "To/Peter Harvey-/My best regards/Jerry Carr/CDR/Skylab III/(SL-4)". Color, 8x10. Gerlad P. "Jerry" Carr was commander of Skylab 4, the third and final manned visit to the Skylab Orbital Workshop (1973-1974).
Price: $320.00
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COLONEL GERALD P. "JERRY" CARR - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 303237Shown in space suit with a model of the Skylab on its launch rocket Photograph inscribed and signed: "To/Lara -/My best regards/Jerry Carr/CDR Skylab 3/(SL-4)". Color, 8x10. Gerald P.
Price: $320.00
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COLONEL GERALD P. "JERRY" CARR - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 81417Color photograph of Astronaut Gerald P. Carr wearing his white Skylab space suit Photograph Signed: " Jerry Carr". Color 8x9½, NASA photograph. GERALD P. "JERRY" CARR (1932-2020) was commander of the third and final manned visit to the Skylab Orbital Workshop.
Price: $360.00
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COLONEL GERALD P. "JERRY" CARR - COMMEMORATIVE ENVELOPE SIGNED WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 166107Envelope honoring the launch of Skylab 4, signed by all three astronauts from that mission: Gearld P. Carr, Edward Gibson and William R.
Price: $300.00
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COLONEL GERALD P. "JERRY" CARR - COMMEMORATIVE ENVELOPE SIGNED WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 148244Gerald P. Carr, Edward Gibson and Bill Pogue sign a commemorative envelope honoring Skylab Launch Commemorative Envelope signed: "Jerry Carr", "Ed Gibson", and "Bill Pogue ", 6½x3½. Cover honoring Skylab Launch.
Sale Price $245.00
$300.00
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COLONEL GERALD P. "JERRY" CARR - COMMEMORATIVE ENVELOPE SIGNED WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 136709Philatelic Envelope signed: "Jerry Carr", "Ed Gibson" and "Bill Pogue", 6½x3½. Docking Cover bearing 8-cent Peace Corps stamp, postmarked Cape Canaveral, Florida, November 16, 1973. Captioned, in part: "Project Skylab-Docking/November 16, 1973 - 5:01 P.M.…"
Price: $300.00
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COLONEL GERALD P. "JERRY" CARR - COMMEMORATIVE ENVELOPE SIGNED WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 136710Gerald P. Carr, Edward Gibson and Bill Pogue sign a commemorative envelope honoring Skylab Spacewalk Commemorative Envelope signed: "Jerry Carr", "Ed Gibson", and "Bill Pogue ", 6½x3½. Cover honoring Skylab Docking.
Price: $300.00
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COLONEL GERALD P. "JERRY" CARR - COMMEMORATIVE ENVELOPE SIGNED WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 158130This envelope is signed by the Skylab professionals Philatelic Envelope signed: "Jerry Carr", "Ed Gibson", "Bill Pogue" and "Leland F. Belew/ Manager Skylab Program MSFC", 6½x3½.
Price: $300.00
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COLONEL GERALD P. "JERRY" CARR - FIRST DAY COVER SIGNED WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 166105Gerald P. Carr, Edward Gibson and Bill Pogue sign a commemorative envelope honoring Skylab Madagascar Station Commemorative Envelope signed: "Jerry Carr", "Ed Gibson", and "Bill Pogue ", 6½x3½.
Price: $300.00
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COLONEL GERALD P. "JERRY" CARR - SPECIAL COVER SIGNED WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 165182Crew members of the final Skylab mission sign an envelope postmarked from the Pic du Midi Observatory in the Pyrenees. Special Cover signed: "Jerry Carr/CDR, SL-4", "Bill Pogue", "Ed Gibson", 6½x3½.
Sale Price $245.00
$300.00
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EDWARD G. GIBSON - ANNOTATED SPECIAL COVER SIGNED WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 48194Edward Gibson, Gerald P. Carr, and Bill Pogue sign a commemorative envelope honoring Skylab. Commemorative Envelope signed: "Jerry Carr/Skylab III", "Ed Gibson/Skylab III", and "Bill Pogue/Skylab III", 6½x3½.
Sale Price $245.00
$300.00
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EDWARD G. GIBSON - COMMEMORATIVE ENVELOPE SIGNED WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 54256Edward Gibson, Gerald P. Carr and Bill Pogue sign a commemorative envelope honoring Skylab 1-4 Tracking Commemorative Envelope signed: "Jerry Carr", "Ed Gibson", and "Bill Pogue ", 6½x3½.
Price: $300.00
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PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH 04/11/1975 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 78894Color publicity photograph of Gerald Ford and Gerald P. Carr shaking hands at The White House. Photograph signed: "Gerald Ford" and "My best regards,/Jerry Carr/Skylab III". Color, 10x8 overall, image 9½x6½ (one surface).
Price: $400.00
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PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD - COMMEMORATIVE ENVELOPE SIGNED WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 86799Gerald Ford, Edward Gibson, Gerald P. Carr, and Bill Pogue sign a commemorative envelope honoring Skylab. Commemorative Envelope signed: "G. R. Ford", "Jerry Carr", "Ed Gibson", and "Bill Pogue", 6½x3½.
Price: $500.00
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SKYLAB MISSION-3 CREW - SPECIAL COVER SIGNED 11/16/1973 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 48195All three astronauts on what was then the longest stay in space, sign a commemorative envelope with French postmarks stamped during the mission. Commemorative Envelope signed: "Jerry Carr", "Bill Pogue", "Ed Gibson", 6½x3¾.
Sale Price $245.00
$300.00
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SKYLAB SPACE STATION - MAGAZINE SIGNED WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 289777Sixty-page reprint of a National Geographic issue devoted to the Skylab Space Station, signed by the mission astronauts on a spectacular 2-page color photo. From the personal collection of Jack Lousma!
Price: $1,500.00