For 21 years, Ed held the American record of 84 days in space. During his mission on Skylab, America's first space station, he also worked outside for over 15 hours during three different space walks. In his 14-year NASA career, Ed supported the Apollo 12 crew and was their communicator while they explored the moon. He earned Air Force wings and logged over 2,200 hours in high-performance aircraft, 100 hours in helicopters, and 2017 hours in space. Ed earned a BS in engineering from the University of Rochester and a MS and PhD in Engineering and Physics from the California Institute of Technology. After a year in industry, he was selected as one of six of the first Scientist-Astronauts, edging out 2,000 applicants. Ed excelled in program management with Booz, Allen & Hamilton and TRW and as President of the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry and Gibson International. Retired as a Sr. VP at SAIC, he is one of two Managers at Aerospace Partners, LLC. and Chairman of a NASA Review Board for America's return to the moon. Titles The Power of Persistence Life on America's First Space Station Spacelight and Management Leadership and Spaceflight Our Greatest Adventure: Spaceflight Experiences of Space Life Topics Science/Space, Adventure, Motivation, Performance, Technology, Leadership, Management, Business, Military Click topic above to see more speakers on that topic Speaker's Asking Fee Range $10,000 - $14,999 Click on fee range to see more speakers. This is the starting keynote fee range - other programs may be higher. State AZ Click on state above to see more speakers from that state. Fees The fee range quoted means the speaker's fee starts somewhere within that range. Note that speaker's fees are subject to change and some speakers may have special fee quotes.