John Michael Lounge (1946 - 2011)

Born 28 Jun 1946 in Denver, Colorado, United States

Died 1 Mar 2011 at age 64 in Houston, Harris, Texas, United States

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Biography

John Michael Lounge is Notable.

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.

Father: Percy Joe Lounge^[1]
Mother: Reta Kathryn James^[2]

1946	Born in Denver, Colorado, USA.
1969	Bachelor of Science, U.S. Naval Academy. During his Navy career,he was awarded six Air Medals.	Air Medal
1970	Master of Science in Astrogeophysics, University of Colorado.
1978	Resigned from the Navy. Joined NASA at the Johnson Space Center.
1980	Selected by NASA in Astronauts Group 9. [3]
1985	Flew on Discovery STS-51-I as MS2 with Joe H. Engle, Richard O. Covey, James van Hoften and William Frederick Fisher. Awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal, his first of 4. [4]
	STS-51-I	NASA Space Flight
1988	Flew on Discovery STS-26 as MS1 with Frederick Hauck, Richard O. Covey, David Hilmers and George Nelson. Awarded the NASA Exceptional Service Medal, his first of 2 and the NASA Space Flight Medal, his second of 4. [4]	NASA Exceptional Service
	STS-26	NASA Space Flight
1989	Awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal, his third of 4. [5][4]	NASA Space Flight
1990	Flew on Columbia STS-35 as MS2 with Vance Brand, Guy Gardner, Jeffrey Hoffman, Robert A. Parker, Samuel T. Durrance and Ronald A. Parise. Awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal, his fourth of 4. [4]
	STS-35	NASA Space Flight
1991	Resigned from NASA.
1992	Awarded the NASA Exceptional Service Medal, his second of 2. [4]	NASA Exceptional Service
2011	Died in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA.

Sources

1. ↑ Percy Joe Lounge on Find A Grave: Memorial #199618728 accessed on 06 Nov 2020
2. ↑ Reta Kathryn James Lounge on Find A Grave: Memorial #89600071 accessed on 06 Nov 2020
3. ↑ Wikipedia List of Astronauts, by Year
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4} Agency Awards Historical Recipient List
5. ↑ Note: This may be a clerical error in the reference list. His biography states he was awarded 3 Space Flight medals and 3 Exceptional Service Medals, but the Agency Awards list states 4 and 2 respectively.

See also:

• Wikipedia: John M Lounge
• Wikidata: Item Q501697, en:Wikipedia
• Find A Grave: Memorial #66483560
• Ancestry Profile
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ3P-CJX : 20 May 2014), John Michael Lounge, 01 Mar 2011; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• NASA Bio