John M. Lounge
Mike Lounge | |
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NASA astronaut | |
Time in space | 20d 2h 23m |
Selection | NASA Group 9 (1980) |
Missions | STS-51-I STS-26 STS-35 |
Mission insignia |
John Michael "Mike" Lounge (June 28, 1946 – March 1, 2011) was an American engineer, a United States Navy officer, a Vietnam War veteran, and a NASA astronaut. A veteran of three Space Shuttle flights, Lounge logged over 482 hours in space. He was a mission specialist on STS-51-I (1985) and STS-26 (1988) and was the flight engineer on STS-35 (1990).
Personal
John Michael "Mike" Lounge was born June 28, 1946, in
Military career
Lounge entered on active duty with the United States Navy following graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy and spent the next nine years in a variety of assignments. He completed
NASA career
Lounge was employed at the
Selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in 1980, he completed a one-year training and evaluation period, and became an astronaut in August 1981. He served as a member of the launch support team at
Spaceflights
STS-35 Columbia, launched from the Kennedy Space Center on December 2, 1990. Lounge served as flight engineer on this 9-day flight that was dedicated to astronomy. Observations of the Universe were collected by the ASTRO-1 ultraviolet telescope and by the Broad Band X-ray Telescope. Columbia completed 142 orbits of the Earth before landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on December 10, 1990. Mission duration was 215 hours, 5 minutes, 8 seconds.
Post-NASA career
Lounge resigned from NASA in June 1991 to join
In 2002, Lounge became Director of Space Shuttle and Space Station Program Development for Boeing. Two years later he became Director for Business Development for integrated defense systems and space exploration.
Lounge joined Sure Secure Solutions, an 8(a) company, as Director Business Development in March 2010. He also launched his new engineering venture Cisneros Innovation Strategies the same year.
Death
Lounge died on March 1, 2011, of complications from liver cancer.[3]
Awards and honors
- Navy Air Medals (6)
- Combat "V") (3)
- Johnson Space Center Superior Achievement Award (for service as a member of the Skylab Reentry Team)
- NASA Exceptional Service Medals (3)
- NASA Space Flight Medals (3)
- Part of 18th Street in his hometown of Burlington, Colorado was renamed Mike Lounge Drive in his honor.
References
- ^ NASA Johnson Space Center Oral History Project. "John M. Lounge Oral History Interviews", History Portal on the Johnson Space Center website, July 16, 2010. Accessed October 9, 2018.
- ^ Los Angeles Times. "The Astronaut Crew", September 29, 1988. Assessed October 9, 2018.
- ^ a b Pearlman, Robert Z. (March 1, 2011) "Mike Lounge, Three-Time Shuttle Astronaut, Dies at 64". www.space.com. Retrieved March 2, 2011
External links
- "JOHN M. "MIKE" LOUNGE NASA ASTRONAUT (DECEASED)" (PDF). NASA. March 2011. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- Spacefacts biography of John M. Lounge