From 1978 to 1984 he was a researcher for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)/Canadian Vestibular experiments on Spacelab 1, Spacelab D-1, Spacelab SLS-1 and SLS-2, and a co-principal investigator for the Mental Workload and Performance experiment flown on IML-1 to assess human-computer workstation characteristics for the Space Station.
Lichtenberg was among the first Payload Specialists to fly in space. He flew on Spacelab-1 (STS-9) mission for ten days in 1983, conducted multiple experiments in life sciences, materials sciences, Earth observations, astronomy and solar physics, upper atmosphere and plasma physics. His second flight was ATLAS-1 (STS-45) Spacelab mission for nine days in 1992; conducted 13 experiments in Atmospheric sciences and astronomy. He flew 310 orbits, and logged 468 hours in space.
References
^"Lichtenberg, Byron". Biographies. Super Sabre Society. from the original on 30 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
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Spacefacts biography of Byron K. Lichtenberg
March 04, 2023
byron, lichtenberg, byron, kurt, lichtenberg, born, february, 1948, american, engineer, fighter, pilot, flew, aboard, nasa, space, shuttle, missions, payload, specialist, 1983, merbold, became, first, payload, specialists, shuttle, byron, kurt, lichtenbergborn. Byron Kurt Lichtenberg Sc D born February 19 1948 is an American engineer and fighter pilot who flew aboard two NASA Space Shuttle missions as a Payload Specialist In 1983 he and Ulf Merbold became the first Payload Specialists to fly on the shuttle Byron Kurt LichtenbergBorn 1948 02 19 February 19 1948 age 75 Stroudsburg PennsylvaniaNationalityAmericanOccupationEngineerSpace careerMIT Payload SpecialistRankLieutenant colonel USAFTime in space19d 05h 56mMissionsSTS 9 STS 45Mission insignia Contents 1 Personal 2 Education 3 Awards and honors 4 Organizations 5 Career 6 Spaceflight experience 7 References 8 External linksPersonal EditBorn February 19 1948 in Stroudsburg Pennsylvania Married to Tamara Lichtenberg with five children including two adopted Chinese daughters Education EditSc B aerospace engineering Brown University 1969 S M mechanical engineering MIT 1975 Sc D biomedical engineering MIT 1979 Sc D Westminster College honorary Awards and honors EditNASA Space Flight Medals 2 AIAA Haley Space Flight Award FAI Komarov Award Went to SpaceOrganizations EditFounding Member Association of Space Explorers X Prize FoundationMember User Panel for National Space Biomedical Research Institute Tau Beta Pi honorary engineering society Sigma Xi honorary scientific society Career EditFrom 1978 to 1984 he was a researcher for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT Canadian Vestibular experiments on Spacelab 1 Spacelab D 1 Spacelab SLS 1 and SLS 2 and a co principal investigator for the Mental Workload and Performance experiment flown on IML 1 to assess human computer workstation characteristics for the Space Station He was a founder of Payload Systems Inc a company that has provided hardware and flight support for MODE and MACE experiments for the Space Shuttle and International Space Station ISS They also were the first commercial user of the Mir Space Station flying protein crystal growth experiments to Mir in the early 1990s He is now the Chief Technical Officer of Zero Gravity Corporation founded to make parabolic weightless aircraft flights available to the general public He was a U S Air Force fighter pilot for 23 years flying the F 4 F 100 and A 10 reaching the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Massachusetts Air National Guard 1 Lichtenberg flew 138 combat missions during the Vietnam War and received two Distinguished Flying Crosses ten Air Medals and numerous other decorations He flew as a captain for Southwest Airlines and is now a professor at LeTourneau University in Longview Texas Spaceflight experience EditLichtenberg was among the first Payload Specialists to fly in space He flew on Spacelab 1 STS 9 mission for ten days in 1983 conducted multiple experiments in life sciences materials sciences Earth observations astronomy and solar physics upper atmosphere and plasma physics His second flight was ATLAS 1 STS 45 Spacelab mission for nine days in 1992 conducted 13 experiments in Atmospheric sciences and astronomy He flew 310 orbits and logged 468 hours in space References Edit Lichtenberg Byron Biographies Super Sabre Society Archived from the original on 30 March 2022 Retrieved 30 March 2022 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Byron K Lichtenberg Biography portal BYRON K LICHTENBERG SC D PAYLOAD SPECIALIST PDF NASA October 2002 Retrieved April 4 2021 Spacefacts biography of Byron K Lichtenberg Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Byron K Lichtenberg amp oldid 1133603239, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
