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Ken Bowersox | |
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 Bowersox in 2019 | |
| Born | Kenneth Dwane Bowersox November 14, 1956 Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S. |
| Other names | Sox |
| Education | United States Naval Academy (BS) Columbia University (MS) |
| Occupation | NASA Associate Administrator for Space Operations |
| Space career | |
| NASA astronaut | |
| Rank | Captain, US Navy |
Time in space | 211 days, 14 hours and 12 minutes |
| Selection | NASA Group 12 (1987) |
Total EVAs | 2 |
Total EVA time | 13 hours and 17 minutes |
| Missions | |
Mission insignia |        |
Kenneth Dwane "Sox" Bowersox (born November 14, 1956) is a United States Navy officer and former NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of five Space Shuttle launches and an extended stay aboard the International Space Station.[1] When he launched on STS-73 at the age of 38 years and 11 months, he became the youngest person to command a Space Shuttle.
- ^ Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (October 2019). "Kenneth D. Bowersox" (PDF). Biographical Data. Houston, Texas: NASA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.