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Ken Bowersox

Portrait photograph of Ken Bowersox

Photo: NASA/Bill Ingalls / Public domain (US government work)

Ken Bowersox, known as Sox, is a United States Navy officer and former NASA astronaut, born on 14 November 1956. He flew four Space Shuttle missions, STS-50 in 1992, STS-61 in 1993, STS-73 in 1995 and STS-82 in 1997, then spent an extended stay on the International Space Station as commander of Expedition 6, launching on STS-113 and returning on Soyuz TMA-1 in 2002 and 2003. When he launched on STS-73, aged 38 years and 11 months, he became the youngest person to command a Space Shuttle. Wikidata records 211 days and 14 hours in space across six flights.

Born
14 November 1956
Country
United States
Flights
6: STS-50 (1992), STS-61 (1993), STS-73 (1995), STS-82 (1997), Soyuz TMA-1 (2002), STS-113 (2002)
Time in space
211 days 14 hours
Stations visited
International Space Station, as part of Expedition 6

Data as of 2 November 2026. Source: Wikidata (CC0). All people who have flown in space.

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  1. STS-82: How Discovery’s Crew Gave Hubble Infrared Vision

    NASA Goddard

  2. Hubble Servicing Mission: How Endeavour’s Crew Fixed the Mirror

    Aviation & Space
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Hubble Servicing Mission: How Endeavour’s Crew Fixed the Mirror

Aviation & Space

Duration 47:41

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  1. STS-82: How Discovery’s Crew Gave Hubble Infrared Vision

    Mission explainerNASA Goddard · 5:49

    Mission: STS-82 Hubble Servicing Mission 2 (1997)

  2. Hubble Servicing Mission: How Endeavour’s Crew Fixed the Mirror

    DocumentaryAviation & Space · 47:41

    Mission: Hubble Servicing Mission 1 (1993)

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