Jack Lousma

Astronaut
BIRTHDAY
February 29,1936
Birthplace
Grand Rapids, MI
Age
85 years old
Birth Sign
Pisces
BIRTHDAY
February 29,1936 (age 85)
Birthplace
Grand Rapids, MI

About

American space shuttle commander of STS-3 and member of the 2nd manned crew on the Skylab space station. He was selected as part of the 1966 NASA Group.

Before Fame

He received a B.S. degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Michigan, and a M.S. degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School.

Trivia

He ran for Michigan senate as a Republican nominee in 1984 but was not elected.

Family Life

He married Gratia Kay in 1956.

Associated With

He was an astronaut like Virgil Ivan Grissom.