Jack R. Lousma
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 |
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.
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).
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- Lousma at Encyclopedia of Science
- Appearances on C-SPAN
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