Loren Acton
Loren Wilber Acton | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 March 1936 |
| Status | Retired |
| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater | Montana State University, (BS) University of Colorado, Boulder, (PhD) |
| Occupation | Solar X-ray Physicist |
| Space career | |
| Lockheed Payload Specialist | |
Time in space | 7d 22h 45min |
| Missions | STS-51-F |
Mission insignia | |
Loren Wilber Acton (born 7 March 1936) is an American physicist who flew on Space Shuttle mission STS-51-F as a Payload Specialist for the Lockheed Palo Alto Research Laboratory. He is also the father of Cheryll Glotfelty, a leading ecocritic.