photo G. David Low
First name and last name G. David Low
Date of birth 19.02.1956
Date of death 15.03.2008
Nationality American
Space Agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Status Dead
Type of astronaut Government agency
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._David_Low

Additional information G. David Low

George David Low was an American aerospace executive and a NASA astronaut. He was born in 1956 to Dr. George Low, the Manager of the Apollo Spacecraft Program Office. With undergraduate degrees in physics and mechanical engineering and a master's degree in aeronautics and astronautics, he worked in the JPL at the California Institute of Technology in the early 80's, before being picked as an astronaut candidate by NASA in 1984. In addition to holding some technical assignments, he logged more than 700 hours in space (including stints on the Columbia, the Atlantis and the Endeavour), before he left NASA in 1996 to pursue a career in the private sector.