Ken Bowersox

Kenneth Duane "Sox" Bowersox

NASA Astronaut
Nationality	American
Born	14 November 1956 Bedford, Indiana
Other occupation	Test Pilot
Rank	Captain, United States Navy
Space time	211d 14h 12m
Selection	1987 NASA Group
Missions	STS-50, STS-61, STS-73, STS-82, STS-113, Expedition 6, Soyuz TMA-1
Mission insignia

Kenneth Duane "Sox" Bowersox (born November 14, 1956 onBedford, Indiana) is a former American astronaut, a veteran of five 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, he commanded missions STS-73, a microgravity research mission and STS-82, a Hubble Space Telescope repair mission. He then launched on STS-113 with Don Pettit and Nikolai Budarin for an extended stay aboard the ISS as a member of ISS Expedition 6 in 2002 and 2003.