Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
ShriverLoren JamesUSA |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 23.09.1944 |
| Birthplace: | Jefferson, Iowa |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | four |
| Selection date: | 16.01.1978 |
| Selection group: | NASA-8 |
| Position: | CDR |
| Status: | Ret. ??.05.1993 |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | STS-51C Discovery | PLT | 24.01. - 27.01.1985 | 3d 01h 33m |
| 2 | STS-31 Discovery | CDR | 24.04. - 29.04.1990 | 5d 01h 16m |
| 3 | STS-46 Atlantis | CDR | 31.07. - 08.08.1992 | 7d 23h 15m |
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| Total | 16d 02h 04m | |||
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Additional information
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Bachelor of science in aeronautical
engineering from the
USAF
Academy, 1967; master of science in astronautical engineering from Purdue
University, 1968; Colonel,
USAF,
Ret.; test pilot; hobbies: Softball, running, backpacking, camping, sailing;
later Deputy Director of Space Transportation Systems Operation, Kennedy Space
Center; retired from the
NASA on March 31, 2000; later Deputy Program Manager
for the Space Shuttle Program for USA. |
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