Nationality American Selection 1978 NASA Group Status Retired Mission insignia First space flight STS-51-C | Other occupation Test Pilot Name Loren Shriver Space agency NASA Time in space 16d 02h 04m Role Astronaut | |
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Born September 23, 1944 (age 79)
Jefferson, Iowa ( 1944-09-23 ) Education U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School, United States Air Force Academy, Purdue University Rank Colonel, United States Air Force Similar People Steven Hawley, Gary Payton, Jeffrey A Hoffman, James Buchli, Bruce McCandless II | ||
Space missions STS-46, STS-51-C, STS-31 | ||
2015 11 20 deploying hubble with astronaut loren shriver
Loren James Shriver (born September 23, 1944) is a former NASA astronaut, aviator, and a retired US Air Force Colonel.
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- Career
- Personal
- Education
- Awards and honors
- References
Career
Shriver currently holds the position of Deputy Director for Launch and Payload Processing at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Before taking this position in 1997, he served as the Space Shuttle program Manager for Launch Integration.
Shriver was commissioned in 1967, and served from 1969 to 1973 as a T-38 academic instructor pilot at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. In 1973 he was then assigned to an overseas tour in Thailand. Beginning in 1975, he attended the United States Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base, California. He was later assigned to the 6512th Test Squadron, and in 1976, he began serving as a test pilot for the F-15 Joint Test Force.
Shriver was selected as an astronaut by NASA in January 1978, participated in three space flights, and logged over 386 hours in space. He was pilot of STS-51-C, launched from Kennedy Space Center on January 24, 1985. He commanded a crew of five on his second mission, STS-31 which launched on April 24, 1990. This five-day flight deployed the Hubble Space Telescope. He also commanded mission STS-46 in 1992.
Unveiled on October 27, 2016, Col. Shriver's image along with Lt. Col. Dwight Eisenhower and Capt. Darrell Lindsey were featured on Greene County's Freedom Rock which is located in front of the grain elevator in Jefferson. His image was painted by Ray "Bubba" Sorensen of Greenfield.
Personal
Shriver was born in Jefferson, Iowa and is a native of nearby Paton. He and his wife, Susan Diane, have three daughters, Camilla, Melinda, and Rebecca, and one son, Jered. They reside in Estes Park, Colorado.
Education
Shriver received a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the United States Air Force Academy in 1967, and a Master of Science degree in Astronautical Engineering from Purdue University in 1968.