Colonel Jack Lousma Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
COLONEL JACK LOUSMA
Born: February 29, 1936 in Grand Rapids, Michigan
Jack Robert Lousma (Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps, Retired)
NASA Astronaut (Former)
PERSONAL DATA: Born February 29, 1936, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Lousma and his wife, Gratia Kay, have been married since 1956. They have four children and six grandchildren. He is a golfing enthusiast and enjoys hunting, fishing, and aviation.
EDUCATION: Graduated from Ann Arbor High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan; received a bachelor of science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Michigan in 1959, and a master of science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the U. S. Naval Postgraduate School in 1965; presented an honorary doctorate of Astronautical Science from the University of Michigan in 1973, an honorary Doctor of Science from Hope College in 1982, and an honorary Doctor of Science in Business Administration from Cleary College in 1986.
ORGANIZATIONS: Fellow of the American Astronautical Society; member of the Society of the Sigma Xi, the University of Michigan "M" Club, the Officer's Christian Fellowship, and the Association of Space Explorers.
SPECIAL HONORS: Awarded the Johnson Space Center Certificate of Commendation (1970) and the NASA Distinguished Service Medal (1973); presented the Navy Distinguished Service Medal and the Navy Astronaut Wings (1974), the City of Chicago Gold Medal (1974), the Robert J. Collier Trophy for 1973 (1974), the Marine Corps Aviation Association's Exceptional Achievement Award (1974), the Federation Aeronautique Internationale's V. M. Komarov Diploma for 1973 (1974), the Dr. Robert H. Goddard Memorial Trophy for 1975 (1975), the AIAA Octave Chanute Award for 1975 (1975), the AAS Flight Achievement Award for 1974 (1975); inducted into the International Space Hall of Fame (1982). NASA Distinguished Service Medal (1982), Department of Defense Distinguished Service Medal (1982), NCAA Silver Anniversary Award (1983). Inducted into the Michigan Aviation Hall of Fame (1988).
EXPERIENCE: Lousma was a reconnaissance pilot with VMCJ-2, 2nd Marine Air Wing, at Cherry Point, North Carolina, before being assigned to Houston and the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. He became a Marine Corps officer in 1959 and received his wings in 1960 after completing training at the U.S. Naval Air Training Command. He was then assigned to VMA-224, 2nd Marine Air Wing, as an attack pilot and later served with VMA-224, 1st Marine Air Wing, at Iwakuni, Japan. He has logged 7000 hours of flight time--including 700 hours in general aviation aircraft and 1619 hours in space, 4,500 hours in jet aircraft, 240 hours in helicopters, and 700 hours in general aviation aircraft.
NASA EXPERIENCE: Lousma is one of the 19 astronauts selected by NASA in April 1966. He served as a member of the astronaut support crews for the Apollo 9, 10, and 13 missions. He was the pilot for Skylab-3 (July 28 to September 25, 1973) and was spacecraft commander on STS-3 (March 22-30, 1982), logging a total of over 1,619 hours in space. Lousma also spent 11 hours on two spacewalks outside the Skylab space station. He also served as backup docking module pilot of the United States flight crew for the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) mission which was completed successfully in July 1975.
Jack Lousma left NASA in 1983.
SPACE FLIGHT EXPERIENCE: Skylab-3 (SL-3) (July 28 to September 25, 1973). The crew on this 59-1/2 day flight included Alan L. Bean (spacecraft commander), Jack Lousma (pilot), and Owen K. Garriott (science-pilot). SL-3 accomplished 150% of mission goals while completing 858 revolutions of the earth and traveling some 24,400,000 miles in earth orbit. The crew installed six replacement rate gyros used for attitude control of the spacecraft and a twin-pole sun-shade used for thermal control, and they repaired nine major experiment or operational equipment items. They devoted 305 man hours to extensive solar observations from above the earth's atmosphere, which included viewing two major solar flares and numerous smaller flares and coronal transients. Also acquired and returned to earth were 16,000 photographs and 18 miles of magnetic tape documenting earth resources observations. The crew completed 333 medical experiment performances and obtained valuable data on the effects of extended weightlessness on humans. Skylab-3 ended with a Pacific Ocean splashdown and recovery by the USS NEW ORLEANS.
STS-3, the third orbital test flight of space shuttle Columbia, launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on March 22, 1982, into a 180-mile circular orbit above the earth. Jack Lousma was the spacecraft commander and C. Gordon Fullerton was the pilot on this 8-day mission. Major flight test objectives included exposing the Columbia to extremes in thermal stress and the first use of the 50-foot remote manipulator system (RMS) to grapple and maneuver a payload in space. The crew also operated several scientific experiments in the orbiter's cabin and on the OSS-1 pallet in the payload bay. Space Shuttle Columbia responded favorably to the thermal tests and was found to be better than expected as a scientific platform. The crew accomplished almost 100% of the objectives assigned to STS-3, and after a 1-day delay due to bad weather, landed on the lakebed at White Sands, New Mexico, on March 30,1982, having traveled 3.4 million miles during 129.9 orbits of the earth. Mission duration was 192 hours, 4 minutes, 49 seconds.
NASA Astronaut (Former)
PERSONAL DATA: Born February 29, 1936, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Lousma and his wife, Gratia Kay, have been married since 1956. They have four children and six grandchildren. He is a golfing enthusiast and enjoys hunting, fishing, and aviation.
EDUCATION: Graduated from Ann Arbor High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan; received a bachelor of science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Michigan in 1959, and a master of science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the U. S. Naval Postgraduate School in 1965; presented an honorary doctorate of Astronautical Science from the University of Michigan in 1973, an honorary Doctor of Science from Hope College in 1982, and an honorary Doctor of Science in Business Administration from Cleary College in 1986.
ORGANIZATIONS: Fellow of the American Astronautical Society; member of the Society of the Sigma Xi, the University of Michigan "M" Club, the Officer's Christian Fellowship, and the Association of Space Explorers.
SPECIAL HONORS: Awarded the Johnson Space Center Certificate of Commendation (1970) and the NASA Distinguished Service Medal (1973); presented the Navy Distinguished Service Medal and the Navy Astronaut Wings (1974), the City of Chicago Gold Medal (1974), the Robert J. Collier Trophy for 1973 (1974), the Marine Corps Aviation Association's Exceptional Achievement Award (1974), the Federation Aeronautique Internationale's V. M. Komarov Diploma for 1973 (1974), the Dr. Robert H. Goddard Memorial Trophy for 1975 (1975), the AIAA Octave Chanute Award for 1975 (1975), the AAS Flight Achievement Award for 1974 (1975); inducted into the International Space Hall of Fame (1982). NASA Distinguished Service Medal (1982), Department of Defense Distinguished Service Medal (1982), NCAA Silver Anniversary Award (1983). Inducted into the Michigan Aviation Hall of Fame (1988).
EXPERIENCE: Lousma was a reconnaissance pilot with VMCJ-2, 2nd Marine Air Wing, at Cherry Point, North Carolina, before being assigned to Houston and the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. He became a Marine Corps officer in 1959 and received his wings in 1960 after completing training at the U.S. Naval Air Training Command. He was then assigned to VMA-224, 2nd Marine Air Wing, as an attack pilot and later served with VMA-224, 1st Marine Air Wing, at Iwakuni, Japan. He has logged 7000 hours of flight time--including 700 hours in general aviation aircraft and 1619 hours in space, 4,500 hours in jet aircraft, 240 hours in helicopters, and 700 hours in general aviation aircraft.
NASA EXPERIENCE: Lousma is one of the 19 astronauts selected by NASA in April 1966. He served as a member of the astronaut support crews for the Apollo 9, 10, and 13 missions. He was the pilot for Skylab-3 (July 28 to September 25, 1973) and was spacecraft commander on STS-3 (March 22-30, 1982), logging a total of over 1,619 hours in space. Lousma also spent 11 hours on two spacewalks outside the Skylab space station. He also served as backup docking module pilot of the United States flight crew for the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) mission which was completed successfully in July 1975.
Jack Lousma left NASA in 1983.
SPACE FLIGHT EXPERIENCE: Skylab-3 (SL-3) (July 28 to September 25, 1973). The crew on this 59-1/2 day flight included Alan L. Bean (spacecraft commander), Jack Lousma (pilot), and Owen K. Garriott (science-pilot). SL-3 accomplished 150% of mission goals while completing 858 revolutions of the earth and traveling some 24,400,000 miles in earth orbit. The crew installed six replacement rate gyros used for attitude control of the spacecraft and a twin-pole sun-shade used for thermal control, and they repaired nine major experiment or operational equipment items. They devoted 305 man hours to extensive solar observations from above the earth's atmosphere, which included viewing two major solar flares and numerous smaller flares and coronal transients. Also acquired and returned to earth were 16,000 photographs and 18 miles of magnetic tape documenting earth resources observations. The crew completed 333 medical experiment performances and obtained valuable data on the effects of extended weightlessness on humans. Skylab-3 ended with a Pacific Ocean splashdown and recovery by the USS NEW ORLEANS.
STS-3, the third orbital test flight of space shuttle Columbia, launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on March 22, 1982, into a 180-mile circular orbit above the earth. Jack Lousma was the spacecraft commander and C. Gordon Fullerton was the pilot on this 8-day mission. Major flight test objectives included exposing the Columbia to extremes in thermal stress and the first use of the 50-foot remote manipulator system (RMS) to grapple and maneuver a payload in space. The crew also operated several scientific experiments in the orbiter's cabin and on the OSS-1 pallet in the payload bay. Space Shuttle Columbia responded favorably to the thermal tests and was found to be better than expected as a scientific platform. The crew accomplished almost 100% of the objectives assigned to STS-3, and after a 1-day delay due to bad weather, landed on the lakebed at White Sands, New Mexico, on March 30,1982, having traveled 3.4 million miles during 129.9 orbits of the earth. Mission duration was 192 hours, 4 minutes, 49 seconds.
Film Credits
2011 iN Deep (in person), 2009 NASA: Triumph and Tragedy (in person)
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JACK LOUSMA Ink signature on an unlined index card Signature: "Jack Lousma", 5x3 card. Jack Lousma (b. 1936), an aeronautical engineer and Marine recon pilot, became an astronaut in 1966. He was scheduled to land on the moon read more...Sale Price $81.00
$90.00
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JACK LOUSMA Inscribed and signed 8x10 color photo, wearing a tie and jacket Autograph note on printed photograph signed in ink: "To Art Siemien/Best wishes to/you and your/future./Jack Lousma". 8x10. Jack Lousma (b. 1936), an aeronautical engineer and Marine recon pilot, became an astronaut in 1966. read more...Sale Price $180.00
$200.00
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JACK LOUSMA Official NASA photograph signed to a fan in black ink Autograph note on photograph signed in ink: "To Fred/With best/wishes/Jack Lousma". Color, 8x10. Jack Lousma, an aeronautical engineer and Marine recon pilot, became an astronaut in 1966. read more...Sale Price $180.00
$200.00
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COLUMBIA First space mission to land in New Mexico. Inscribed photograph signed with 33-word inscription: "Jack Lousma" and "Gordon Fullerton". Color, 16x20 overall, image 10¾x13½ (two surfaces). read more...Sale Price $2,082.50
$2,450.00
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JACK LOUSMA The astronaut signs a photograph showing the Skylab in orbit in silver felt tip. Photograph Mount inscribed and signed: " Jack Lousma" in silver felt tip, Color, 8x10. Jack Lousma, an aeronautical engineer and Marine recon pilot, became an astronaut in 1966. read more...Sale Price $180.00
$200.00
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JACK LOUSMA and C. GORDON FULLERTON Both sign commemorate envelope with cachet of their 1982 mission. Commemorative Envelope signed: "Jack Lousma", "Gordon Fullerton", 6½x3½. Special cachet of the STS-3 mission, issued by the Brigham City Stamp and Coin Club. read more...Sale Price $288.00
$320.00
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JACK LOUSMA and C. GORDON FULLERTON Both sign commemorate envelope with cachet of their 1982 mission. Commemorative Envelope signed: "Jack Lousma", "Gordon Fullerton", 6½x3½. Printed color cachet of their mission patch. read more...Sale Price $216.00
$240.00
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JACK LOUSMA and C. GORDON FULLERTON Both sign an envelope commemorating their joint space mission aboard Columbia. Commemorative Envelope signed: "Jack Lousma", "Gordon Fullerton", 6½x3½. Cachet pictures the space shuttle, with ink stamp naming the signers and STS-3. read more...Sale Price $216.00
$240.00
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SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA: JACK LOUSMA, C. GORDON FULLERTON and WILLIAM EDELINE The 2-man crew and tracking station director on the shuttle's final orbital test flight sign a commemorative envelope. Commemorative Envelope signed: "Jack Lousma", "Gordon Fullerton" and "William E. read more...Sale Price $216.00
$240.00
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JACK LOUSMA and C. GORDON FULLERTON Both sign commemorate envelope with cachet of their 1982 mission. Commemorative Envelope signed: "Jack Lousma", "Gordon Fullerton", 6½x3½. Printed color cachet of their mission patch. read more...Sale Price $216.00
$240.00
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JACK LOUSMA Jack Lousma signs an 11x14 color publicity photograph of the Skylab in orbit Photograph Mount inscribed and signed: "To Stan-/Thanks for helping us get the toughest part/of the mission off the ground- the postflight [sic] activities!/Jack Lousma-Skylab II- 28 July-25 Sept 1973. read more...Sale Price $637.50
$750.00
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JACK LOUSMA The NASA Astronaut signs a print copy of a favorite poem Poem signed: "Jack Lousma", 1 page, 8x10½. Printed text of a 12-line poem titled "Sermons We See," by Edgar A. Guest. Lousma has given the page a title of his own, "A Bit of Down to Earth Philosophy for the Daily Orbit." Jack Lousma (b. read more...Sale Price $324.00
$360.00
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SKYLAB II Moonwalker and rookie astronauts spend record time in space station. Commemorative Envelope signed: "Alan L. Bean", "Jack Lousma" and "Owen Garriott", 6½x3½. read more...Sale Price $531.25
$625.00
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SKYLAB A record two months in space! Commemorative Envelope signed: "Alan L. Bean", "Owen Garriott" and "Jack Lousma", 6½x3½. Postmarked Cape Canaveral, Florida, September 20, 1973. read more...Sale Price $531.25
$625.00
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SKYLAB ASTRONAUTS The Skylab Astronauts send a typed letter. Typed Letter Signed: "Alan L. Bean", "Owen K. Garriott" and "Jack R. read more...Sale Price $1,020.00
$1,200.00
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Both commanders and both pilots of the final Enterprise test flights signed this color photo of themselves posed in front of their Shuttle, matted to 14x11. This is from the personal collection of astronaut Jack Lousma, who has signed his authenticating certification on verso. read more...Sale Price $2,040.00
$2,400.00
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ASTRONAUTS and an AVIATOR Astronauts and an aviator sign a philatelic envelope commemorating the 50th anniversary of powered flight. Commemorative Envelope signed: "John Glenn", "Charles Conrad Jr.", "Charlie Duke", "Fred Haise", "Jack/Lousma" and "Chuck Yeager", 6½x3½. read more...Sale Price $450.00
$500.00
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RONALD McNAIR and OTHERS Testing the shuttle in 1979. Special Cover signed: "Ron McNair", "Jack Lousma", "Michael S. Coats" and "Karol J. Bobko", 6½x3½. Postmarked at the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, July 19, 1979. read more...Sale Price $467.50
$550.00
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GLENN PINGREY, S. GRIGGS, JACK LOUSMA, an CHARLIE HAYES The flight engineer and other NASA professionals signed this First Day Cover honoring the Shuttle Training Aircraft program First read more...Sale Price $342.00
$380.00
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Sixty-page reprint of a National Geographic issue devoted to the Skylab Space Station, signed by the mission astronauts on a spectacular 2-page color photo. From the personal collection of Jack Lousma! read more...Sale Price $2,040.00
$2,400.00
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STS-3 CREW: JACK LOUSMA and GORDON FULLERTON The crew of the third orbital flight by space shuttle Columbia signs an envelope commemorating the shuttle. Commemorative Envelope signed: read more...Sale Price $234.00
$260.00
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STS-3 CREW: JACK LOUSMA and GORDON FULLERTON Envelope commemorating the space shuttle Columbia's landing at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. Commemorative Envelope signed: "Jack Lousma read more...Sale Price $234.00
$260.00
