Loren W. Acton
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Loren W. Acton is an American solar physicist and former NASA astronaut who flew as a payload specialist on the Space Shuttle.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA astronaut
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human ⓘ payload specialist ⓘ physicist ⓘ solar physicist ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor’s degree in engineering physics
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PhD in solar physics ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal
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NASA Space Flight Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1936-03-07 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Montana State University
NERFINISHED
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University of Colorado Boulder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Lockheed Palo Alto Research Laboratory
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Montana State University NERFINISHED ⓘ NASA ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astrophysics
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solar physics ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
X-ray observations of the Sun
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solar corona heating ⓘ solar magnetic fields ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | NASA Astronaut Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionRole | payload specialist on STS-51-F ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor | flying as a payload specialist on the Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ |
| notableWork |
development of solar X-ray telescopes
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research on solar corona ⓘ solar physics experiments on Spacelab 2 ⓘ |
| occupation |
astronaut
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physicist ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
STS-51-F
NERFINISHED
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Space Shuttle program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Lewistown, Montana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
professor emeritus at Montana State University
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research professor at Montana State University ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
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surface form:
Presbyterianism
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| residence | Montana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spacecraft | Space Shuttle Challenger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceMission | STS-51-F NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceTimeDuration | about 7 days ⓘ |
| workLocation | Bozeman, Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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