Stanley G. Love

Infobox Astronaut
name = Stanley G. Love

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type = NASA Astronaut
status = Active
nationality = American
date_birth = bda|1965|6|8
date_death =
place_birth = San Diego, California
place_death =
occupation = Planetary Scientist
rank =
selection = 1998 NASA Group
time = 12d 18h 22m
mission = STS-122
insignia = |

Stanley G. Love (b. June 8, 1965) is an American scientist and a NASA astronaut.

Personal

Love was born in San Diego, California. He went to Winston Churchill High School in Eugene, Oregon and considers Eugene home [cite web|url=http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/love.html|title=NASA Astronaut Bio: Stanley G. Love] .

He received his undergraduate physics degree from Harvey Mudd College in 1987 [cite web|url=http://www.hmc.edu/admin/colrel/archives/2006/fall/alumni_profile%20Love87.html|date=Fall 2006|accessdate=2007-05-08|publisher=Harvey Mudd College|title=Love to launch|first=Stephanie L.|last=Graham] , and earned a master’s in astronomy from the University of Washington in 1989, followed by a doctorate in 1993. [cite web|url=http://depts.washington.edu/uweek/archives/1998.07.JUL_09/_article3.html|date=July 9, 1998|accessdate=2007-05-08|title=UW grads are astronaut candidates|first=Vince|last=Stricherz]

NASA experience

He was selected by NASA in June 1998. He served as a CAPCOM (spacecraft communicator) in Mission Control for Station Expeditions 1 through 7 and for Shuttle missions STS-104, STS-108, and STS-112.

In 2006, he was assigned to fly as a crewmember on Shuttle mission STS-122, which in 2008 delivered the European Space Agency's Columbus laboratory module to the International Space Station. During the mission, Love undertook two EVAs to help in the installation of the module. Each spacewalk took over 7 hours.

References

External links

* [http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/love.html NASA Biography]
* [http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/astronauts/english/love_stanley.htm Spacefacts biography of Stanley G. Love]