Astronaut Gerald "Jerry" Carr passed away on Wednesday at the age of 88. Selected for NASA’s astronaut program in April 1966, Carr performed Capcom duties during the Apollo 8 and Apollo 12 missions and was involved in the development and testing of the lunar roving vehicle (LRV) used by Apollo flight crews. On Nov. 16, 1973, he launched with the Skylab 4 mission, serving as mission commander and spending a record-setting 84 days in orbit. He retired from NASA in 1977 and founded aerospace consulting company CAMUS Incorporated in 1984.
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