https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/skylab-astronaut-owen-garriott-passes-away/ Wed, 17 Apr 2019 23:07:41 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/skylab-astronaut-owen-garriott-passes-away/#comment-1066510 Wed, 17 Apr 2019 23:07:41 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=57846#comment-1066510 Owen Garriott, W5LFL, was the first astronaut to contact stations via ham radio. He did this during his time on Skylab and on the Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-9). He will be missed.

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