Loren Acton
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Loren Wilber Acton | |
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University of Colorado, Boulder, (PhD) | |
Occupation | Solar X-ray Physicist |
Space career | |
Lockheed Payload Specialist | |
Time in space | 7d 22h 45min |
Missions | STS-51-F |
Mission insignia |
Loren Wilber Acton (born 7 March 1936) is an American physicist who flew on
Early life and education
Acton was born in
Career
Acton was a senior staff scientist with the Space Sciences Laboratory, Lockheed Palo Alto Research Laboratory, California.[2] As a research scientist, his principal duties included conducting scientific studies of the Sun and other celestial objects using advanced space instruments and serving as a co-investigator on one of the Spacelab 2 solar experiments, the Solar Optical Universal Polarimeter. He was selected as one of four payload specialists for Spacelab 2 on August 9, 1978, and after seven years of training he flew on STS-51-F/ Spacelab-2 in 1985. At mission conclusion, Acton had travelled over 2.8 million miles in 126 Earth orbits, logging over 190 hours in space.
Acton is married and has two children. In 2006 he ran in an election to be the state representative of Montana's District 69, as a Democratic candidate. In the event, he lost to the Republican incumbent, Jack M. Wells of Belgrade.[3]
Acton is currently a retired Research Professor of Physics at
Awards
- 2000 George Ellery Hale Prize by the Solar Physics Division of the American Astronomical Society[4]
- Recognized in February 2020 as Legacy Fellow of American Astronomical Society[5]
- 2017 The Japanese government[6]
References
- JSTOR 41616853.
- ^ a b "Biographies of Aerospace Officials and Policymakers, A-D". history.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
- ^ "Wrap Up of an Honorable (but losing) Campaign". Volunteers for Loren Acton. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ "George Ellery Hale Prize - Previous Winners | AAS Solar Physics Division". spd.aas.org. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
- ^ "AAS Fellows Program | American Astronomical Society". aas.org. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
- ^ "List of Honorable foreigners in 2017 (Wirtten in Japanese)" (PDF). www.cao.go.jp. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
External links
- NASA Biography
- Spacefacts biography of Loren Acton
- Loren Acton Academic Homepage
- Montana State University Solar Physics Group
- Montana State University Physics Department
- Montana State University
- World Championship in Cooperation