Interview avec Jerry Carr, commandant de la mission Skylab 4

Jerry Carr est sélectionné comme astronaute par la NASA en 1966. Il effectuera une mission spatiale en tant que commandant de Skylab 4 et restera 84 jours dans l'espace du 16 novembre 1973 au 8 février 1974.

Interview réalisée en 2001

How many years were you connected to the space program before your 1st flight ?

About 8 years

How did you feel prior the flight ?

Anxious and exhilarated

What does weightlessness feel like, and what did you think about during the flight ?

Like floating in water. 

I think about the fragility of the Earth's environment and the insignificance of the Earth in the Cosmos.

What were some of the problems you encountered and how did you fixed them ?

Refer to a book entlited ''SKYLAB'' of David Shayler. 

Book will be published soon by Springer-Praxis

What did you eat and did it taste real ?

We had a large menu. Many tasty items. Our sense of taste was somewhat reduced

What was Re-entry like ?

VERY FIREY. We had a partial control systems failure but the back ups worked well

Were you glad to be back on Earth, or did you feel you could have spent the rest of your life up there ?

Yes. I was ready to rejoin my family and friends

Crédit : Collection Stéphane Sebile / Spacemen1969
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