Jack R. Lousma Status: Retired 2/29/1936 – Nationality: American Type: Government Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jack Robert Lousma is an American aeronautical engineer, retired United States Marine Corps officer, former naval aviator, NASA astronaut, and politician. He was a member of the second manned crew on the Skylab space station in 1973. In 1982, he commanded STS-3, the third Space Shuttle mission.