Distinguished Service Medal (NASA)
Presented by President Richard Nixon

Induction in to United States Astronaut Hall of Fame

Robert J Collier and Dr. Robert H. Goddard Memorial Trophies

American Astronautical Society's Flight Achievement and American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Haley Astronautics Awards

Honorary Ph.D. from University of Rochester and Wagner College

Authored two fictional novels Reach and In the Wrong Hands, published by Doubleday and Bantam

Edited The Greatest Adventure that featured stories and photographs by astronauts and cosmonauts along with a forward by James Mitchener

Bylined several articles for National Geographic and other popular magazines

Authored The Quiet Sun, a textbook focused on solar physics, as well as numerous scientific papers and forwards for space and technology

Profile

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. Recently retired as a Sr. VP at SAIC, he is now one of two Managers at Aerospace Partners, LLC. and Chairman of a NASA Review Board for America's return to the moon.