John Michael Lounge (1946-2011)

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W wieku 64 lat zmarł astronauta Mike Lounge. Był członkiem grupy 9-tej astronautów NASA z 1980 roku.

Był weteranem trzech lotów kosmicznych: STS-51I, STS-26, STS-35

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Zbyt wcześnie..
Rozumiem, że żadnych szczegółów jeszcze nie ma.

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Rak wątroby wykryty około tygodnia wcześniej.

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John Michael Lounge poleciał w pierwszej misji po katastrofie Challengera. Dziś przypada rocznica urodzin astronauty.

180. człowiek w kosmosie.

Odbył 3. loty kosmiczne, które trwały łącznie 20d 02h 22m 57s:

27.08.1985-03.09.1985 STS-51I Discovery/F-6 007:02:17:41
29.09.1988-03.10.1988 STS-26 Discovery/F-7 004:01:00:08
02.12.1990-11.12.1990 STS-35 Columbia/F-10 008:23:05:08

https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/lounge_john_0.pdf

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_M._Lounge
https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lounge

https://www.usna.edu/Notables/astronauts/1969lounge.php
https://twitter.com/ASE_Astronauts/status/1674100687720808452

Mike Lounge, three-time shuttle astronaut, dies at 64

March 1, 2011 — John "Mike" Lounge, a former astronaut who flew on three space shuttle missions including the return to flight following the 1986 Challenger tragedy, died Tuesday of complications from liver cancer, according to sources close to his family. He was 64. (...)
http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-030111a.html

Former NASA Astronaut John "Mike" Lounge Dies
March 3, 2011 RELEASE J11-006

HOUSTON – Former NASA astronaut John "Mike" Lounge, 64, died Tuesday morning.

"All of us at the Johnson Space Center are deeply saddened by the passing of former astronaut Mike Lounge," said Michael Coats, Director, Johnson Space Center. "I personally had the pleasure of working with Mike in one capacity or another for more than 30 years. He had an unwavering love of country and dedication to our nation's space program, as evidenced by a sterling career as a naval aviator and astronaut, and veteran of three space shuttle missions. His many friends at Johnson are thinking of Mike's family during this difficult time."

Lounge's service to NASA began at Johnson in July 1978, when he worked as lead engineer for space shuttle launched satellites, and as a member of the Skylab re-entry flight control team.

Lounge, a Navy veteran, went on to join the astronaut corps in 1980 and after his initial training, served as a member of the launch support team NASA's Kennedy Space Center for the STS-1, STS-2 and STS-3 missions.

Lounge was a veteran of three space flights, logging more than 20 days in space. He flew on STS-51I in 1985, STS-26, the first shuttle flight after the Challenger accident, in September 1988 and STS-35 in December 1990.

He went on to serve as the chief of the Space Station Support Office, representing astronaut interests in space station design and operation planning until his retirement from NASA in 1991.
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/news/releases/2011/J11-006.html

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https://kosmonauta.net/2011/03/zmarl-astronauta-john-lounge/
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https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Astronaut-who-flew-on-first-mission-after-1683730.php

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Dziś mija 79 lat od narodzin astronauty NASA John Michael Lounge z grupy 9 z roku 1980. Odbył w latach 1985-1990: 3 loty wahadłowcami w tym 2 razy Discovery i ostatni raz Columbią.

Zmarł 01.03.2011 r. w Houston (stan Teksas) w wieku 64 lat w wyniku komplikacji od raka wątroby.

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Association of Space Explorers @ASE_Astronauts
Today, we remember ASE member John Michael Lounge on his #birthday. Lounge flew to space three times between 1985 and 1990 (STS-51-I, STS-26, and STS-35). ✨

https://twitter.com/ASE_Astronauts/status/1939096555723558976