Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
LamptonMichael LoganUSA |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 01.03.1941 |
| Birthplace: | Williamsport, Pennsylvania |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | one |
| Selection date: | 18.05.1978 |
| Selection group: | Spacelab-1 / EOM / ATLAS |
| Position: | PSP |
| Status: | Ret. ??.03.1992 |
| Day of death: | 09.06.2023 |
| Place of death: | Oakland, California |
Spaceflights
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Backup assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 1 | STS-9 | PS |
| 2 | STS-45 | PS |
Additional information
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Bachelor of science in physics from CalTech,
1962;
Ph.D. in physics from the University of
California-Berkeley, 1967; research physicist in the University of California;
was selected and served as backup payload specialist for
STS-9; selected as payload specialist for the
STS-61K/Spacelab
EOM
1-2 mission (manifested March 09, 1986, but cancelled after the Challenger
accident), December 27, 1985; selected as payload specialist for the same (but
renamed) mission,
STS-45/ATLAS-1, October 1989; replaced by backup payload
specialist Dirk
Frimout from Belgium due to medical problems, September 10,
1991. |
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