Ken Bowersox

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Kenneth Duane "Sox" Bowersox

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NASA Astronaut
Nationality	American
Born	14 November 1956 Bedford, Indiana
Occupation1	Test Pilot
Rank	Captain, USN
Space time	211d 14h 12m
Selection	1987 NASA Group
Mission(s)	STS-50, STS-61, STS-73, STS-82, STS-113, Expedition 6, Soyuz TMA-1
Mission insignia	Image:Sts-50-patch.png Image:Sts-61-patch.png Image:Sts-73-patch.png Image:Sts-82-patch.png Image:Sts-113-patch.png Image:Expedition 6 insignia (iss patch).png
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Kenneth Duane "Sox" Bowersox (born 14 November 1956) was an American astronaut, a veteran of four Space Shuttle missions and an extended stay aboard the International Space Station.

Raised in Bedford, Indiana, Bowersox is an Eagle Scout. Bowersox attended the United States Naval Academy and earned a degree in aerospace engineering before receiving his commission in 1978. 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. Bowersox first flew as a pilot on the Space Shuttle missions STS-50 and STS-61, and commanded missions STS-73, a microgravity research mission and STS-82, a Hubble Space Telescope repair mission. With Don Pettit and Nikolai Budarin, Bowersox was a member of ISS Expedition 6 in 2002 and 2003.

Bowersox appeared on three episodes of the American TV show Home Improvement.

Bowersox Retired On September,30th 2006

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