Editing Loren Shriver (section)

==Career==

Shriver graduated from [[Paton, Iowa|Paton]] High School in 1962.<ref name=RVR7-19-2019>{{cite news|first=Coltrane|last=Carlson|url=https://www.raccoonvalleyradio.com/2019/07/18/patons-former-astronaut-talks-apollo-landing-anniversary-and-his-time-in-space/|title=Paton's Former Astronaut Talks Apollo Landing Anniversary and His Time in Space|work=[[KDLS (AM)|Raccoon Valley Radio]]|location=[[Perry, Iowa]]|date=July 18, 2019|access-date=July 18, 2019}}</ref> He received a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in [[Aeronautical Engineering]] from the [[United States Air Force Academy]] in 1967, and a [[Master of Science]] degree in [[Astronautics|Astronautical Engineering]] from [[Purdue University]] in 1968.<ref name=AstroBio/><ref name=RVR7-19-2019/>

Shriver was commissioned in 1967, and served from 1969 to 1973 as a T-38 academic instructor pilot at [[Vance Air Force Base]], [[Oklahoma]].<ref name=AstroBio/><ref name=RVR7-19-2019/> In 1973 he was then assigned to an overseas tour in Thailand until October 1974.<ref name=AstroBio/> Beginning in 1975, he attended the [[United States Air Force Test Pilot School]] at [[Edwards Air Force Base]], [[California]].<ref name=AstroBio/> He was later assigned to the 6512th Test Squadron, and in 1976, he began serving as a test pilot for the F-15 Joint Test Force.<ref name=AstroBio/>

Shriver was selected as an astronaut by NASA in January 1978,<ref name=AstroBio/> participated in three space flights, and logged over 386 hours in space.<ref name=RVR7-19-2019/> In September 1982, he was selected as pilot of [[STS-10]], the first Department of Defense mission for the Space Shuttle, but the mission was cancelled.<ref name=AstroBio/> He was pilot of [[STS-51-C]], launched from Kennedy Space Center on January 24, 1985.<ref name=AstroBio/><ref name=RVR7-19-2019/> He commanded a crew of five on his second mission, [[STS-31]] which launched on April 24, 1990.<ref name=AstroBio/><ref name=RVR7-19-2019/> This five-day flight deployed the [[Hubble Space Telescope]].<ref name=AstroBio/><ref name=RVR7-19-2019/> He also commanded mission [[STS-46]] in 1992.<ref name=RVR7-19-2019/>

Before his retirement, Shriver was of Deputy Director for Launch and Payload Processing at [[Kennedy Space Center]], [[Florida]]. Before taking this position in 1997, he served as the [[Space Shuttle program]] Manager for Launch Integration. He was the vice-president of engineering and integration and chief technology officer with United Space Alliance until his retirement from NASA in 2011.<ref name=RVR7-19-2019/>