Jack Robert Lousma
Astronaut
| Date of Birth: |
February 29, 1936 |
| Place of Birth: |
Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| Joined NASA: |
April 4, 1966 |
| Left NASA: |
October 1, 1983 |
| Space Flights: |
2 |
| Time in Space: |
67 days, 11 hours, 13 minutes |
| Number of EVA's: |
2 |
| Total EVA Time: |
11 hours, 2 minutes |
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MISSION ASSIGNMENTS
Apollo 9
Assignment: Support Crew
Apollo 10
Assignment: Capcom
Apollo 13
Assignment: Support Crew & Capcom
Skylab 3
July 28 - September 25, 1973
Assignment: Command Module Pilot
Apollo-Soyuz Test Project
Assignment: Back-up Command Module Pilot
STS 3
March 22-30, 1982
Assignment: Commander
HIGHLIGHTS
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B.Sc., Aeronautical Engineering, University of Michigan, 1959
M.Sc., Aeronautical Engineering, US Naval Postgraduate School, 1965
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Joined the US Marine Corps in 1959 and earned his wings in 1960 at the US Naval Air Training Command.
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Prior to selection by NASA, assigned to the 1st Marine Air Wing as an attack pilot in Japan.
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July-September, 1973, CMP aboard Skylab 3, a two month space station mission with crewmates Alan Bean and Owen Garriott.
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March 1982, CDR of the STS 3 mission, the third orbital test flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia.
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Retired from NASA and the USMC in October 1983 to enter private industry later making one unsuccessful bid for the United States Senate.
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