Ken Bowersox

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Kenneth Dwane "Sox" Bowersox 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. 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.

1956  WikimediaWikidata
Kenneth Dwane
astronaut, test pilot, military officer, 

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  • Soyuz TMA-1
    crewed spaceflight to the International Space Station
  • STS-113
    human spaceflight
  • STS-50
    human spaceflight
  • STS-61
    the first Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission
  • STS-73
    human spaceflight
  • STS-82
    human spaceflight
  • Expedition 6
    6th expedition to the International Space Station
1956-11-14T00:00:00Z
1956-11-14T00:00:00Z
1956 Ken Bowersox
2002-11-25T00:00:00Z
2003-05-03T00:00:00Z
2002 — 2003 Expedition 6
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Portrait, Ken Bowersox, Thursday, April 25, 2019 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)Portrait, Ken Bowersox, Thursday, April 25, 2019 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
ISS Expedition 6 crewISS Expedition 6 crew
Portrait, Ken Bowersox, Thursday, April 25, 2019 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)Portrait, Ken Bowersox, Thursday, April 25, 2019 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
SpaceX Demo-2 Launch (NHQ202005300021)SpaceX Demo-2 Launch (NHQ202005300021)
STS082-356-019 - STS-082 - Crewmember activity in the middeck and flight deck - DPLA - 92cccfdd0fbba7a01be2e5c6a290587aSTS082-356-019 - STS-082 - Crewmember activity in the middeck and flight deck - DPLA - 92cccfdd0fbba7a01be2e5c6a290587a
STS050-20-016 - STS-050 - Crewmember repairing the Regenerative Carbon Dioxide Removal System wiring. - DPLA - 5de63c0a029b13f9a7a72c6302ada859STS050-20-016 - STS-050 - Crewmember repairing the Regenerative Carbon Dioxide Removal System wiring. - DPLA - 5de63c0a029b13f9a7a72c6302ada859
S82E5044 - STS-082 - Crewmember activity in the flight deck - DPLA - 5c4668995212d62c4c52bd8c3330f19bS82E5044 - STS-082 - Crewmember activity in the flight deck - DPLA - 5c4668995212d62c4c52bd8c3330f19b
STS073-351-027 - STS-073 - Commander Ken Bowersox floats into tunnel from Spacelab - DPLA - 7eae4e3b43642b3551d6b1f313fd9882STS073-351-027 - STS-073 - Commander Ken Bowersox floats into tunnel from Spacelab - DPLA - 7eae4e3b43642b3551d6b1f313fd9882
STS073-363-035 - STS-073 - GFFC, Commander Ken Bowersox monitors Spacelab experiment - DPLA - 84b6c0e579c3c5af458a8a4417f64980STS073-363-035 - STS-073 - GFFC, Commander Ken Bowersox monitors Spacelab experiment - DPLA - 84b6c0e579c3c5af458a8a4417f64980
STS050-53-019 - STS-050 - Crewmember making a sandwich in the mid deck. - DPLA - 320c2bb3e27b78a0346ace6e06eb272bSTS050-53-019 - STS-050 - Crewmember making a sandwich in the mid deck. - DPLA - 320c2bb3e27b78a0346ace6e06eb272b
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    classorbitSoyuz TMA-1Donald Pettit, Frank De Winne, Ken Bowersox, Nikolai Budarin, Sergei Zalyotin, Yury Lonchakov, human spaceflight,Wikidata
    classorbitSTS-113Donald Pettit, Jim Wetherbee, John Herrington, Ken Bowersox, Michael López-Alegría, Nikolai Budarin, Paul Lockhart, Peggy Whitson, Sergei Treshchov, Valery Korzun, human spaceflight,Wikidata
    classorbitSTS-50Bonnie J. Dunbar, Carl J. Meade, Ellen S. Baker, Eugene H. Trinh, Ken Bowersox, Lawrence J. DeLucas, Richard N. Richards, human spaceflight,Wikidata
    classorbitSTS-61Claude Nicollier, Jeffrey A. Hoffman, Kathryn C. Thornton, Ken Bowersox, Richard O. Covey, Story Musgrave, Thomas Akers, human spaceflight,Wikidata
    classorbitSTS-73Albert Sacco, Catherine Coleman, Frederick W. Leslie, Kathryn C. Thornton, Ken Bowersox, Kent Rominger, Michael López-Alegría, human spaceflight,Wikidata
    classorbitSTS-82Gregory J. Harbaugh, Joseph R. Tanner, Ken Bowersox, Mark C. Lee, Scott J. Horowitz, Steven Hawley, Steven Smith, human spaceflight,Wikidata
    classspaceflight2002Expedition 6Donald Pettit, Ken Bowersox, Nikolai Budarin, expedition to the International Space Station,Wikidata
    commonsimagePortrait, Ken Bowersox, Thursday, April 25, 2019 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls) Commons
    commonsimageISS Expedition 6 crew Commons
    commonsimagePortrait, Ken Bowersox, Thursday, April 25, 2019 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls) Commons
    commonsimageSpaceX Demo-2 Launch (NHQ202005300021) Commons
    commonsimageSTS082-356-019 - STS-082 - Crewmember activity in the middeck and flight deck - DPLA - 92cccfdd0fbba7a01be2e5c6a290587a Commons
    commonsimageSTS050-20-016 - STS-050 - Crewmember repairing the Regenerative Carbon Dioxide Removal System wiring. - DPLA - 5de63c0a029b13f9a7a72c6302ada859 Commons
    commonsimageS82E5044 - STS-082 - Crewmember activity in the flight deck - DPLA - 5c4668995212d62c4c52bd8c3330f19b Commons
    commonsimageSTS073-351-027 - STS-073 - Commander Ken Bowersox floats into tunnel from Spacelab - DPLA - 7eae4e3b43642b3551d6b1f313fd9882 Commons
    commonsimageSTS073-363-035 - STS-073 - GFFC, Commander Ken Bowersox monitors Spacelab experiment - DPLA - 84b6c0e579c3c5af458a8a4417f64980 Commons
    commonsimageSTS050-53-019 - STS-050 - Crewmember making a sandwich in the mid deck. - DPLA - 320c2bb3e27b78a0346ace6e06eb272b Commons