- American aviator and astronaut; commander of Skylab 4 mission.
- (16 November 1973 -- 8 February 1974) Along with William R. Pogue and Edward G. Gibson, set an American space endurance record of 84 days aboard Skylab.
- Born in Denver, but raised in Santa Ana, California, which he considers his hometown.
- Graduated from Santa Ana High School, 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, Illinois, in 1976.
- Inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame, 1997. Other honors include the National Defense Service Medal; Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal; Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal; the NASA Group Achievement Award, 1971; NASA Distinguished Service Medal, 1974; Navy Distinguished Service Medal and the Navy Astronaut Wings; City of Chicago Gold Medal, 1974; City of New York Gold Medal, 1974; Marine Corps Aviation Association's Exceptional Achievement Award, 1974; Dr. Robert H. Goddard Memorial Trophy, 1975; the American Astronautical Society's 1975 Flight Achievement Award, and many others.
- He logged more than 8,000 flying hours, 5,365 hours of which were jet time.
- In 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.
- 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, 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.
- Previously divorced, he married Dr. Patricia L. Musick, an artist and sculptor who goes by the name Pat Musick.
- Three of his stepdaughters were from her previous marriage. Their children are: Jennifer Anne (July 31, 1955); Jamee Adele and Jeffrey Ernest (July 3, 1958); John Christian (April 4, 1962); Jessica Louise and Joshua Lee (March 12, 1964).
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