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Loren Acton

Astronaut · United States · On the map · Astronauts · Born 1936 · age 90

Loren Wilber Acton is an American physicist who flew on Space Shuttle mission STS-51-F as a Payload Specialist for the Lockheed Palo Alto Research Laboratory. He is also the father of Cheryll Glotfelty, a leading ecocritic.

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Awards

George Ellery Hale Prize2000

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Country
United States
Category
Astronauts
Type
Astronaut
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1936 · age 90

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