Stanley G. Love

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Stanley Love
NASA astronaut
Time in space
12d 18h 22m
SelectionNASA Group 17 (1998)
MissionsSTS-122
Mission insignia
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy
ThesisThe Source of Interplanetary Dust (1993)

Stanley Glen Love (born June 8, 1965) is an American scientist and a NASA astronaut from Oregon.[1]

Early life

Love was born on June 8, 1965, to Glen A. Love and Rhoda M. Love in

Ph.D degrees (1993) from the University of Washington in Astronomy.[1][2]

Academic career

Love worked at the

University of Hawaii in 1994 for postdoctoral research. In 1995, he was awarded a postdoctoral prize from the California Institute of Technology. In 1997, he went to work as a staff engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.[1]

NASA career

Love joined

EVAs. The mission began on February 7, 2008, and ended on February 20, 2008.[1]

On September 19, 2011, NASA announced that Love would participate in the NEEMO 15 undersea exploration mission in October 2011 from the DeepWorker 2000 submersible. The DeepWorker is a small submarine used as an underwater stand-in for the Space Exploration Vehicle, which might someday be used to explore the surface of an asteroid.[3] However, because NEEMO 15 ended early due to the approach of Hurricane Rina, Love was not able to pilot the DeepWorker during the mission.[4] Love was able to pilot the DeepWorker during the NEEMO 16 mission in June 2012, during which he experienced an interesting incident when his submersible became pinned against the bottom of the support vessel Liberty Star.[5][6]

As of May 2019, Love is a management astronaut which means he is no longer eligible for flight assignment. Love works as the Deputy Chief of the Astronaut Office's Rapid Prototying Laboratory, developing cockpit displays and controls for Orion and forthcoming spacecraft.[1]

Spaceflight

Daniel Tani
. The STS-122 mission was accomplished in 12 days, 18 hours, 21 minutes and 40 seconds, and traveled 5,296,832 statute miles in 203 Earth orbits.

Memberships

Love's memberships include the

Meteoritical Society; and the Harvey Mudd College Alumni Association.[1][2]

Personal life

Love is married and has two children. He has a wide range of hobbies which include martial arts, hiking, science fiction, music, and anime. His parents are currently residing in Oregon.[1][2]

References

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the

National Aeronautics and Space Administration
.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Stanley G. Love, (Ph.D.) NASA Astronaut" (PDF). NASA. May 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c NASA (September 15, 2011). "NASA – Meet the NEEMO 15 Crew". NASA. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
  3. ^ NASA (September 19, 2011). "NASA – NASA Announces 15th Undersea Exploration Mission Date And Crew". NASA. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
  4. ^ Love, Stanley G. (October 25, 2011). "Dr. Love's Underwater Blog: NEEMO 15". NASA. Archived from the original on October 30, 2011. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
  5. ^ Love, Stanley G. (June 17, 2012). "Dr. Love's Underwater Blog: NEEMO 16". NASA. Archived from the original on December 12, 2012. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  6. ^ Love, Stanley G. (June 18, 2012). "Dr. Love's Underwater Blog: Mobility and Stability with DeepWorkers". NASA. Archived from the original on June 21, 2012. Retrieved July 11, 2012.

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