Christopher Joseph "Gus" Loria (b. July 9, 1960 in Newton, Massachusetts) is a United States Marine Corps officer and a former NASA astronaut. He was originally scheduled to fly on STS-113 as pilot, however he was grounded from spaceflight due to a severe back injury.
Born July 9, 1960 in Belmont, Massachusetts. He considers League City Texas, his hometown. He has three children. His mother, Joan Loria, resides in Belmont, Massachusetts. His fath...
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Christopher Joseph "Gus" Loria (b. July 9, 1960 in Newton, Massachusetts) is a United States Marine Corps officer and a former NASA astronaut. He was originally scheduled to fly on STS-113 as pilot, however he was grounded from spaceflight due to a severe back injury.
Born July 9, 1960 in Belmont, Massachusetts. He considers League City Texas, his hometown. He has three children. His mother, Joan Loria, resides in Belmont, Massachusetts. His father, Robert L. Loria, is deceased. On November 10, 2007 he married Lieutenant Commander (United States) Jamie Ann Fraser, United States Navy.
Graduate of Belmont High School (1978), and the U.S. Naval Academy Preparatory School (1979). Bachelor of science degree in general engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy (1983). Has 30 credits from Florida Institute of Technology towards completion of a Master of Science degree in aeronautical engineering. Master in Public Administration from John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University ...
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