Loren Acton, born March 7, 1936 in Lewistown, Montana, went into space aboard Space Shuttle Challenger (STS-51-F) as payload specialist in July-August 1985. It experienced multiple sensor failures in its engines during launch, and they had to perform an "Abort to Orbit", an emergency procedure, the only crew to have had to do this. Because of this, the mission was carried out at a slightly lower altitude than planned.
Maybe that is why of the seven astronauts on the flight, five of them did not return to space.
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