Mike Lounge | |
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Born | John Michael Lounge June 28, 1946 Burlington, Colorado, U.S. |
Died | March 1, 2011 | (aged 64)
Education | United States Naval Academy (BS) University of Colorado, Boulder (MS) |
Space career | |
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).