How an astronaut got from a MT ranch to outer space
By:
Chris DeRose
and last updated 2021-01-08 14:54:01-05
BILLINGS â Itâs hard to imagine that a child born on a ranch just outside of Lewistown during the Great Depression would not only grow up to be a leading mind in the field of astrogeophysics, but spend a week of his life in space studying the sun. But such is the story of Loren Acton.
âI was the youngest of six,â he recalled. âAnd by the time I came along, it was the days of FDR and rural electrification. As a little kid, we had gas lamps. But then I remembered when electricity came and what magic that was.â