Loren Shriver
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Loren J. Shriver (born 23 September 1944), is a NASA astronaut, aviator, and a retired US Airforce Colonel.
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Career
Shriver currently holds the position of Deputy Director for Launch and Payload Processing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Before taking this position in 1997, Shriver served as the Space Shuttle program Manager for Launch Integration.
Shriver was commissioned in 1967, and served from 1969 to 1973 as a T-38 academic instructor pilot at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. In 1973 he was then assigned to an overseas tour in Thailand. Beginning in 1975, he attended the United States Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base, California. He was later assigned to the 6512th Test Squadron, and in 1976, Shriver began serving as a test pilot for the F-15 Joint Test Force.
Shriver was selected as an astronaut by NASA in January of 1978, has participated in three space flights, and has logged over 386 hours in space. Shriver was pilot of STS-51C, launched from Kennedy Space Center on January 24, 1985. Shriver commanded a crew of five on his second mission, STS-31 launched on April 24, 1990, and deployed the Hubble Space Telescope on the five-day flight. Shriver commanded another mission, STS-46, in 1992.
Personal
Shriver was born in Jefferson, Iowa. He and his wife, Susan Diane, have three daughters: Camilla, Melinda, and Rebecca, and one son: Jered. The Shrivers reside in Titusville, Florida.
Education
He received a Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering from the United States Air Force Academy in 1967, and a Master of Science in Astronautical Engineering from Purdue University in 1968.
Awards and accomplishments
During his accomplished career, Shriver has received a number of awards. He has received the United States Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross, the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Air Force Meritorious Service Medal, the Air Force Commendation Medal, the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal, the NASA Space Flight Medal, the American Astronautical Society 1990 Flight Achievement Award, and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Haley Space Flight Award for 1990.