Jack Lousma is an American former NASA astronaut and United States Marine Corps aviator who served as pilot on the third and final crewed mission to the Skylab space station in 1973, spending nearly 60 days in orbit. He later commanded a Space Shuttle mission in 1982, one of the earliest operational flights of the Shuttle program. After leaving NASA, Lousma had a career in local politics and business in Michigan.
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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.
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1936-02-29
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In 1982, he commanded STS-3, the third Space Shuttle mission.
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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.
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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.
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He was a member of the second crew, Skylab-3, on the Skylab space station in 1973.
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