Ken Bowersox

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ken Bowersox
Occupation	Military Officer
Date Of Birth	Nov 14, 1956(1956-11-14)
Age	68
Birthplace	Portsmouth
Country	United States
Birth City	Portsmouth
Horoscope	Capricorn

Ken Bowersox Biography

Ken Bowersox is one of the most popular and richest Military Officer who was born on November 14, 1956 in Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United States. Kenneth Dwane “Sox” Bowersox (born November 14, 1956) is a United States Navy officer, and a 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 ever to command a Space Shuttle vehicle.

Bowersox retired from NASA on September 30, 2006. On June 16, 2009 he was appointed vice president of Astronaut Safety and Mission Assurance at SpaceX. He was inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame on June 8, 2010, four days after the first successful launch of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket.

In July 2019, Bowersox became NASA’s Acting Associate Administrator for the Human Exploration Operations Mission Directorate, replacing William Gerstenmaier. In May of 2020, Bowersox again became NASA’s Acting Associate Administrator for the Human Exploration Operations Mission Directorate, replacing Douglas Loverro.

He launched on STS-113 with Don Pettit and Nikolai Budarin for an extended stay aboard the ISS as the commander of ISS Expedition 6 in 2002 and 2003, returning aboard Soyuz TMA-1 rather than the Space Shuttle as a result of the fleet’s grounding following the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, which occurred during Bowersox’s tour aboard the Station. During Expedition 6, Bowersox performed 2 EVAs with Pettit, totalling over 13 hours in cumulative EVA time.

Ken Bowersox Net Worth

Ken Bowersox is one of the richest Military Officer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ken Bowersox 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Bowersox was born in Portsmouth, Virginia, but considers Bedford, Indiana his home town. As a young boy, his family lived in Oxnard, California for seven years and he attended Rio Real elementary. Bowersox is an Eagle Scout and earned a degree in aerospace engineering from the United States Naval Academy before receiving his commission in 1978. He attended the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School and graduated with class 85A. He served as a test pilot on A-7E and F/A-18 aircraft, and was selected as an astronaut candidate in 1987. Bowersox holds the rank of Captain in the United States Navy.

He was selected as an Astronaut Pilot by NASA in 1987.

It was reported on January 17, 2012 that Bowersox resigned from SpaceX in late December 2011.

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Ken Ranked on the list of most popular Military Officer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ken Bowersox celebrates birthday on November 14 of every year.

Who is Ken Bowersox?

Kenneth Bowersox is the deputy associate administrator for NASA’s Space Operations Mission Directorate. Before being appointed to that position, Bowersox served as the Interim Chair of the NASA Advisory Council from June 2016 to January 2017.

Where did Ken Bowersox receive his undergraduate degree?

EDUCATION: Graduated from Bedford High School, Bedford, Indiana, in 1974; received a bachelor of science degree in aerospace engineering from the United States Naval Academy in 1978, and a master of science degree in mechanical engineering from Columbia University in 1979.

On what tv show did Ken Bowersox appear 3 times?

He was inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame on June 8, 2010, four days after the first successful launch of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. It was reported on January 17, 2012, that Bowersox resigned from SpaceX in late December 2011. Bowersox appeared on three episodes of the American TV show Home Improvement.