Byron K. Lichtenberg
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Byron K. Lichtenberg is an American scientist and astronaut who flew as a payload specialist on two Space Shuttle missions, conducting microgravity and atmospheric research in orbit.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aerospace engineer
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astronaut ⓘ human ⓘ scientist ⓘ university faculty member ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Brown University
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| employer | Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aerospace engineering
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human physiology in space ⓘ microgravity research ⓘ space medicine ⓘ |
| genre | scientific research ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
aeronautics and astronautics
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engineering ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| missionRole |
payload specialist on STS-45
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payload specialist on STS-9 ⓘ |
| notableActivity |
conducting atmospheric research from the Space Shuttle
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conducting microgravity experiments in orbit ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the first payload specialists to fly on the Space Shuttle ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Atmospheric and microgravity research on STS-45
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Spacelab 1 microgravity experiments ⓘ |
| occupation |
astronaut
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engineer ⓘ scientist ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| orbitType | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
STS-45
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STS-9 NERFINISHED ⓘ Space Shuttle program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | payload specialist ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
atmospheric science in low Earth orbit
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microgravity effects on human physiology ⓘ |
| spaceAgencyAffiliation |
European Space Agency Spacelab program
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NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceflightVehicleFlown |
Space Shuttle Atlantis
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Space Shuttle Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceMissionCount | 2 ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
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space laboratory environment ⓘ |
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