Status: Retired
9/23/1944 –
Nationality: American
Type: Government
First Flight: 1/24/1985
Last Flight: 7/31/1992
Loren James Shriver is a former NASA astronaut, aviator, and a retired US Air Force Colonel.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration - NASA
- Type: Government
- Abbreviation: NASA
- Administration: Administrator: Bill Nelson
- Founded: 1958
- Launchers: Space Shuttle | SLS
- Spacecraft: Orion
- Country: USA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
