Space · astronaut
Ken Bowersox
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
AMERICAN
RETIRED
Career
Time in space
211 d 14 h
Spacewalks
2
13 h 17 m outside
Flights
5
5 landings
Status
Retired
Nationality
AmericanBorn
14 Nov 1956First flight
25 Jun 1992Most recent flight
24 Nov 2002Type
GovernmentLinks
WikipediaBiography
Kenneth Dwane "Sox" Bowersox 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.
Flight log
Flights
| No. | Flight | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 05 | Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-113 | 24 Nov 2002 |
| 04 | Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-82 | 11 Feb 1997 |
| 03 | Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-73 | 20 Oct 1995 |
| 02 | Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-61 | 02 Dec 1993 |
| 01 | Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-50 | 25 Jun 1992 |
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Source The Space Devs — Launch Library 2
Last checked 29 Sept 2026