Acton

Loren Wilber

USA

International order nº: 184

US astr. nº: 111

Personal data:

Birthdate:	07 Mar 1936
Birthplace:	Lewistown / Montana
Marital status:	married
Children:	two
Selection date:	09 Aug 1978
Selection group:	Spacelab-2
Job:	PSP
Status:	Ret. 06 Aug 1985

Spaceflights:

Ord. num.	Startup spacecraft	Date and time of launch (UT)	Status while launch	Spacecraft of landing	Date and time of landing (UT)	Duration
1	STS-51F (Challenger/8)	29 Jul 1985 21h 00m 00s	PS	STS-51F (Challenger/8)	06 Aug 1985 19h 46m 21s	7d 22h 46m 21s
Total duration:						7d 22h 46m 21s

Additional information:

Bachelor of science in engineering physics; Ph.D.in astrophysics
Acton was senior staff scientist with the Space Science Laboratory, Lockheed Palo Alto Research Laboratory; after his space flight worked again with Lockheed; since April 1997 he served as professor at the Montana State Universities Department of Physics and Engineering.

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