Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
BowersoxKenneth Dwane "Sox"USA |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 14.11.1956 |
| Birthplace: | Portsmouth, Virginia |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | three |
| Selection date: | 05.06.1987 |
| Selection group: | NASA-12 |
| Position: | CDR |
| Status: | Ret. 30.09.2006 |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | STS-50 Columbia | PLT | 25.06.1992 - 09.07.1992 | 13d 19h 30m |
| 2 | STS-61 Endeavour | PLT | 02.12.1993 - 13.12.1993 | 10d 19h 58m |
| 3 | STS-73 Columbia | CDR | 20.10.1995 - 05.11.1995 | 15d 21h 52m |
| 4 | STS-82 Discovery | CDR | 11.02.1997 - 21.02.1997 | 9d 23h 37m |
| 5 | STS-113 Endeavour / ISS-06 / Soyuz TMA-1 | MS / ISS-CDR | 24.11.2002 - 04.05.2003 | 161d 01h 14m |
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Backup assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 1 | Soyuz TM-31 | Flight Engineer |
Additional information
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Bachelor of science in aerospace engineering
from U.S Naval Academy, 1978; master of science in mechanical engineering from
Columbia University, 1979; Captain
USN; test
pilot; Hobbies: Snow skiing, sailing, off-road motorcycling, bicycling;
currently at the
NASA Management; was since March 2004 Director of
Flight Crew Operations,
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