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Lola Morrow
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posted 02-28-2008 04:50 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Lola Morrow   Click Here to Email Lola Morrow     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
February 29 is Jack's birthday. I used to kid him about getting to celebrate every four years. He and Gratia are two of the nicest people you would ever meet.

Hart Sastrowardoyo
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posted 02-28-2008 05:05 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Hart Sastrowardoyo   Click Here to Email Hart Sastrowardoyo     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
So, then, that would make him the youngest astronaut, no?

heng44
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posted 02-29-2008 02:43 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for heng44   Click Here to Email heng44     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Jack Lousma sent me a very nice letter recently, which he closed with: "Long live the Dutch (and the Frisians!)". So happy birthday to him!

Henk Boshuijer
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posted 02-29-2008 06:49 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Henk Boshuijer   Click Here to Email Henk Boshuijer     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Jack Lousma was the first astronaut to receive an autograph from (1977). In the 1970's (after Skylab) he was quite famous here in The Netherlands (because of his Dutch ancestors) and even appeared several times as a guest in TV programs.

"Van harte gefeliciteerd" (congratulations) and stay healthy.

leslie
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posted 02-29-2008 10:05 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for leslie   Click Here to Email leslie     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Jack Lousma is a true gentleman!

Steve Smith
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posted 02-29-2008 10:47 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Steve Smith   Click Here to Email Steve Smith     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
A class person. Sorry he wasn't elected Senator. He would have been a fine one.

FFrench
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posted 02-29-2008 11:07 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for FFrench     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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Originally posted by Hart:
...that would make him the youngest astronaut, no?
Indeed, by the time of his first spaceflight he had only celebrated nine birthdays!

Mike Isbell
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posted 02-29-2008 04:14 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Mike Isbell     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I have met Col. Lousma on four occasions. I have found him very pleasant to chat with.

On one occasion he joked that because he only celebrates a birthday every four years, that he was optimistic that he will live to at least 120 years.

issman1
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posted 03-01-2008 09:44 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for issman1     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Jack Lousma is certainly a well-travelled astronaut. I can still recall him being the main studio expert for ITN's live coverage of the STS-26 return-to-flight launch 20 years ago.

His first-hand knowledge of the Shuttle system was of course unique, but it was conveyed in a layperson's terms for UK viewers.

sfurtaw
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posted 03-03-2008 09:05 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for sfurtaw   Click Here to Email sfurtaw     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I have also seen Col. Lousma on four occasions, the first of which while he was campaigning for the U.S. Senate in 1984. I was in the fifth grade then, and my mom had driven me to Republican Headquarters here in Saginaw, Michigan where he had stopped to campaign. When we arrived, we learned that we had just missed him. When my mom explained my story to the secretary, she called over to him and he walked back to see me. He knew he wasn't going to gain any votes from it, except for maybe my mom's.

As the wife of the executive director of Michigan's Own, Inc., Military & Space Museum says, he is a "Prince of a guy."

machbusterman
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posted 03-03-2012 11:51 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for machbusterman   Click Here to Email machbusterman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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Originally posted by Lola Morrow:
He and Gratia are two of the nicest people you would ever meet.
Amen to that! I had the pleasure of Jack being our tour guide during the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation show in 2008 and was also sat at his table during the ASF show gala dinner at the Radisson at Port Canaveral.

One of the nicest guys one could ever wish to encounter.

Dave Shayler
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posted 02-29-2016 01:40 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Dave Shayler   Click Here to Email Dave Shayler     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Yes, Jack is indeed one of the nicest people you could meet. I had the pleasure of getting to know him through my book research and Autographica, but years before he sent me a nicely signed image from STS-3 which I still treasure.

Prior his first Autographica he stayed with my mom and afterwards gave a talk at the BIS. He has always been generous in offering help in my research into Group 5, Skylab, Jerry Carr's biography and a couple of children's projects.

A true gentleman, and a U.S. Marine to boot (respect from a former Royal Marine!).

Blackarrow
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posted 02-28-2020 08:33 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Blackarrow     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Today, 29th February, 2020, is the 21st birthday of evergreen Skylab and shuttle astronaut Jack Lousma. Happy birthday to one of NASA's real "nice guys."

Of course, retired Marine Corps Colonel Lousma is a little older than 21, but today is only the 21st time the date of his birth coincides with the calendar. Enjoy your day, sir!

randy
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posted 02-28-2020 08:35 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for randy   Click Here to Email randy     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Happy Birthday Colonel!

PowerCat
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posted 02-29-2020 03:16 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for PowerCat   Click Here to Email PowerCat     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Happy birthday wishes to Colonel Lousma.

Rick Mulheirn
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posted 02-29-2020 04:14 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Rick Mulheirn   Click Here to Email Rick Mulheirn     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
A nicer chap than Colonel Lousma you could not hope to meet. Happy Birthday Jack!

Kite
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posted 02-29-2020 06:19 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Kite     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Happy Leap Year Birthday Colonel Lousma.

p51
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posted 02-29-2020 10:29 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for p51   Click Here to Email p51     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
My Dad has the same birthdate, been joking that this is his 21st actual birthday...

Cozmosis22
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posted 02-29-2020 10:52 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Cozmosis22     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Happy Birthday to Skylab and shuttle Columbia astronaut Jack Lousma!

Great guy, and along with Gordon Fullerton the only crew to land a spaceship in New Mexico. Met him a number of times at the now-closed Michigan Space Center, which had been located in Jackson, Michigan, back in the 1980s.

Mike Isbell
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posted 02-29-2020 03:55 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Mike Isbell     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Happy birthday Col. Lousma. May you have many more!

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