Lawrence J. DeLucas
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Country: | United States |
Organization: | NASA |
selected on | Aug 6, 1990 ( USML-1 ) |
Calls: | 1 space flight |
Begin: | June 25, 1992 |
Landing: | July 9, 1992 |
Time in space: | 13d 19h 30min |
retired on | July 9, 1992 |
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Lawrence James "Larry" DeLucas (born July 11, 1950 in Syracuse , New York ) is a former American astronaut .
education
DeLucas received a bachelor's degree in chemistry in 1972 and a master's degree in chemistry in 1974 . In 1979 he received a bachelor's degree in Physiological Optics and in 1981 he wrote a PhD in Optometry and in 1982 a PhD in Biochemistry. He has a total of four honorary doctorates.
He is Professor of Optometry at the University of Alabama , Birmingham .
Astronaut activity
STS-50
During the STS-50 mission , DeLucas was a payload specialist on the Columbia space shuttle . The mission started on June 25, 1992. The primary payload was the USML-1 microgravity laboratory, a manned Spacelab module. Numerous experiments have been conducted to study the crystal growth of zeolite , surface tension physics, and human physiology.
Private
Lawrence DeLucas is married with three children.
See also
Web links
- Short biography of Lawrence J. DeLucas at spacefacts.de
- NASA biography of Lawrence J. DeLucas (English; PDF)
- Biography of Lawrence J. DeLuca in the Encyclopedia Astronautica (English)
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SURNAME | DeLucas, Lawrence J. |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | DeLucas, Lawrence James (full name); DeLucas, Larry (nickname) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American astronaut |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 11, 1950 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Syracuse , New York |