Jack R. Lousma

Jack R. Lousma
Lousma in 1971
Born
Jack Robert Lousma

(1936-02-29) February 29, 1936
Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
AwardsNASA Distinguished Service Medal
Space career
NASA astronaut
RankColonel, USMC
Time in space
67d 11h 13m
SelectionNASA Group 5 (1966)
Total EVAs
2
Total EVA time
11h 1m
MissionsSkylab-3
STS-3
Mission insignia
RetirementOctober 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]

References

  1. ↑ "Levin for the Senate". The Michigan Daily. November 2, 1984. p. 4. Retrieved July 17, 2013. "Lousma, on the other hand, recently confided to a meeting of Japanese business leaders that he owns a Toyota".
  2. ↑ "Jack R. Lousma". New Mexico Museum of Space History. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  3. ↑ Nichols, Bruce (1982-03-13). "Shuttle pilots took different routes to current assignment". United Press International.

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