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Though he is aging and achy, Jack Lousma is only 20 years old. The retired NASA astronaut — who was born in Grand Rapids, graduated from the University of Michigan and lived in Washtenaw County for decades — is arguably Michigan's most famous leap day baby.

Lousma (LOUZE-ma) spent more than 1,600 hours in space, but what could've been the most exciting space flight of his career — a trip to the moon — was canceled after the space program accomplished all it set out to do on the first 17 Apollo missions. The former Marine colonel had been slated for Apollo 18, 19 or 20.

Meet Jack Lousma [freep.com], Michigan's most famous leap day baby.

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