Loren Shriver, born September 23, 1944 in Jefferson, Iowa, is a veteran of three space shuttle flights. From 1969 to 1973 he was an academic pilot instructor at Vance Air Force Base over here in Enid, Oklahoma.
His first mission into space was aboard Discovery (STS-51-C) as pilot in January 1985. It was the first space shuttle flight to carry a classified payload for the Dept. of Defense.
His second flight was aboard Discovery (STS-31) as commander in April 1990. This mission deployed the Hubble Space Telescope.
Shriver's third and final flight was on Atlantis (STS-46) as commander in July-August 1992. The mission deployed the Italian Space Agency's Tethered Satellite Relay System and the European Space Agency's European Retrievable Carrier (EURECA).
Shriver is also a retired US Air Force Colonel.
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