Stanley G. Love
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| Stanley G. Love | |
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| NASA Astronaut | |
| Nationality | American |
| Status | Active |
| Born | June 8, 1965 San Diego, California |
| Other occupation | Planetary Scientist |
| Space time | 12d 18h 22m |
| Selection | 1998 NASA Group |
| Missions | STS-122 |
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Stanley G. Love (b. June 8, 1965) is an American scientist and a NASA astronaut.
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[edit] Personal
Love was born in San Diego, California. He went to Winston Churchill High School in Eugene, Oregon and considers Eugene home[1].
He received his undergraduate physics degree from Harvey Mudd College in 1987[2], and earned a master’s in astronomy from the University of Washington in 1989, followed by a doctorate in 1993.[3]
[edit] NASA experience
He was selected by NASA in June 1998. He served as a CAPCOM (spacecraft communicator) in Mission Control for Station Expeditions 1 through 7 and for Shuttle missions STS-104, STS-108, and STS-112.
In 2006, he was assigned to fly as a crewmember on Shuttle mission STS-122, which in 2008 delivered the European Space Agency's Columbus laboratory module to the International Space Station. During the mission, Love undertook two EVAs to help in the installation of the module. Each spacewalk took over 7 hours.
[edit] References
- ^ NASA Astronaut Bio: Stanley G. Love.
- ^ Graham, Stephanie L. (Fall 2006). Love to launch. Harvey Mudd College. Retrieved on 2007-05-08.
- ^ Stricherz, Vince (July 9, 1998). UW grads are astronaut candidates. Retrieved on 2007-05-08.
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