Jack R. Lousma
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| NASA Astronaut | |
| Nationality | American |
| Status | Retired |
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February 29, 1936 Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. |
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Other names
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Jack Robert Lousma |
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Other occupation
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Naval aviator, engineer |
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UMich, B.S. 1959 NPS, M.S. 1965 |
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| Rank | Colonel, USMC |
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Time in space
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67d 11h 13m |
| Selection | 1966 NASA Group 5 |
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Total EVAs
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2 |
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Total EVA time
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11 hours 01 minute |
| Missions | Skylab 3, STS-3 |
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Mission insignia
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| Retirement | October 1, 1983 |
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Jack Robert Lousma (born February 29, 1936), (Col, USMC, Ret.), is an American aeronautical engineer, retired United States Marine Corps officer, former naval aviator, NASA astronaut, and politician. He was a member of the second manned crew on the Skylab space station in 1973. In 1982, he commanded STS-3, the third Space Shuttle mission.
Lousma was later the Republican nominee for a seat in the United States Senate from Michigan in 1984, losing to incumbent Carl Levin who won his second of six terms as a result.
Lousma was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on February 29, 1936. He is of Frisian descent. He graduated from Angell Elementary School, Tappan Middle School, and Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1954; Lousma received a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Michigan in 1959, and a Master of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in 1965; presented an Honorary Doctorate of Astronautical Science from the University of Michigan in 1973, an honorary D.Sc. from Hope College in 1982, and an honorary D.Sc. in Business Administration from Cleary College in 1986.
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