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David Low | |
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| Born | George David Low February 19, 1956 |
| Died | March 15, 2008 (aged 52) Reston, Virginia, U.S. |
| Education | Washington and Lee University (BS) Cornell University (BS) Stanford University (MS) |
| Space career | |
| NASA astronaut | |
Time in space | 29d 18h 5m |
| Selection | NASA Group 10 (1984) |
| Missions | STS-32 STS-43 STS-57 |
Mission insignia |    |
| Retirement | 1996 |
George David Low (February 19, 1956 – March 15, 2008)[1] was an American aerospace executive and a NASA astronaut. With undergraduate degrees in physics and mechanical engineering and a master's degree in aeronautics and astronautics, he worked in the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at the California Institute of Technology in the early 80's, before being picked as an astronaut candidate by NASA in 1984. In addition to holding some technical assignments, he logged more than 700 hours in space (including stints on the Columbia, the Atlantis, and the Endeavour Space Shuttles), before he left NASA in 1996 to pursue a career in the private sector. He was the son of George M. Low, the manager of the Apollo Spacecraft Program Office, and later, the 14th president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
- ^ "G. DAVID LOW, NASA ASTRONAUT (DECEASED)" (PDF). NASA. March 2008. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
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