G. David Low
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George David Low 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, 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.
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S43-16-016 - STS-043 - STS-43 Pilot Baker drifts on OV-104's middeck - DPLA - bebf4d37bbcdfd1523bd269c20610339S43-16-016 - STS-043 - STS-43 Pilot Baker drifts on OV-104's middeck - DPLA - bebf4d37bbcdfd1523bd269c20610339- G. David Low, 52, Astronaut and Aerospace Executive, Dies@ The New York Times article (March 30, 2008)
