Ken Bowersox

Ken Bowersox
Bowersox in 2019
Born
Kenneth Dwane Bowersox

(1956-11-14) November 14, 1956 (age 67)
Other namesSox
EducationUnited States Naval Academy (BS)
Columbia University (MS)
OccupationNASA Associate Administrator for Space Operations
Space career
NASA astronaut
RankCaptain, US Navy
Time in space
211 days, 14 hours and 12 minutes
SelectionNASA 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.

  1. ^ 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.