Jack R. Lousma
Jack Robert Lousma (born February 29, 1936) is an American astronaut, aeronautical engineer, retired United States Marine Corps officer, former naval aviator, NASA astronaut, and politician. He was a member of the second crew, Skylab-3, on the Skylab space station in 1973.
Jack R. Lousma | |
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 Lousma in 1971 | |
| Born | Jack Robert Lousma 29 February 1936 (aged 90) Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. |
| Awards | NASA Distinguished Service Medal |
| Space career | |
| NASA astronaut | |
| Rank | Colonel, USMC |
Time in space | 67d 11h 13m |
| Selection | NASA Group 5 (1966) |
Total EVAs | 2 |
Total EVA time | 11h 1m |
| Missions | Skylab-3 STS-3 |
Mission insignia |   |
| Retirement | October 1, 1983 |
In 1982, he commanded STS-3, the third Space Shuttle mission.
Lousma later was the Republican Party nominee for a seat in the United States Senate from Michigan in 1984, losing to incumbent Carl Levin.[1]
Lousma was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on February 29, 1936.[2][3]
Jack R. Lousma Media
The Skylab-3 crew, Owen K. Garriott, Jack R. Lousma, and Alan Bean
Lousma during one of the experiments aboard the Skylab-3
The STS-3 crew, Jack Lousma and Gordon Fullerton
Jack R. Lousma, February 2009
References
- ↑ Levin for the Senate. November 2, 1984. p. 4. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2706&dat=19841102&id=1SRKAAAAIBAJ&pg=2091,2991017. Retrieved July 17, 2013. ""Lousma, on the other hand, recently confided to a meeting of Japanese business leaders that he owns a Toyota".".
- ↑ Jack R. LousmaNew Mexico Museum of Space History. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
- ↑ Nichols, Bruce. Shuttle pilots took different routes to current assignment. United Press International (1982-03-13).
Other websites
Media related to Jack R. Lousma at Wikimedia Commons
- Astronautix biography of Jack R. Lousma
- Spacefacts biography of Jack R. Lousma
- Jack R. Lousma on IMDb
- Lousma at Spaceacts Archived September 24, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- Lousma at Encyclopedia of Science
- Appearances on C-SPAN
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