We've just received word from the family who asked us to pass along the sad news that Skylab and Shuttle astronaut Owen Garriott has passed away at his home in Huntsville. Our deepest condolences to Eve, @RichardGarriott and the whole family on his loss. He will be sorely missed. pic.twitter.com/tTQKsaTl58 — ASE (@ASE_Astronauts) April 15, 2019
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Commercial Human Spaceflight Safer, Much Needed, Owen Garriott and Alan Stern, Space News “We also think that commercial crew LEO transport has the potential (and, many believe, high probability) of providing crew transport at a far lower cost. And not only should these alternatives be cheaper than a full NASA development program, they also should come on line more quickly, relieving our country of its soon-to-be complete dependence on Russia […]