John M. Lounge

Mike Lounge
Born
John Michael Lounge

(1946-06-28)June 28, 1946
DiedMarch 1, 2011(2011-03-01) (aged 64)
EducationUnited States Naval Academy (BS)
University of Colorado, Boulder (MS)
Space career
NASA astronaut
Time in space
20d 2h 23m
SelectionNASA Group 9 (1980)
MissionsSTS-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).