Stephen G. Bowen
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| Stephen G. Bowen | |
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| NASA Astronaut | |
| Nationality | American |
| Status | Active |
| Born | February 13, 1964 Cohasset, Massachusetts |
| Other occupation | Engineer |
| Rank | Commander, USN |
| Selection | 2000 NASA Group |
| Missions | None |
Stephen Gerard Bowen is a US Navy submariner and a NASA astronaut.
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[edit] Biography
Bowen is married to the former Deborah Alden; they have three children. He graduated from Cohasset High School, Cohasset, Massachusetts, 1982, received a B.S., Electrical Engineering, from the United States Naval Academy in 1986 and received a degree of Ocean Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1993. Member of Tau Beta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Pi Sigma.
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[edit] Military career
Upon completion of the submarine training pipeline, Bowen spent three years attached to USS Parche (SSN-683) and completed qualification in Submarines on USS Pogy (SSN-647). After attending the MIT/WHOI Joint program in Ocean Engineering he reported to USS Augusta (SSN-710) for duty as the Engineering Officer. During this tour he qualified for command of nuclear powered submarines. In 1997, he reported to the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) in the Office of Plans and Policy and worked on the USSOCOM Future Concepts Working Group. For nine months in 1999 he was the Reactor and Propulsion inspector for the Navy's Submarine Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV). In May 2000 he became the first Executive Officer of the Pre-Commissioning Unit Virginia (SSN-774) the first of the new Virginia-class submarines.
[edit] NASA career
Bowen is the first Submarine Officer selected by NASA. He was selected as astronaut candidate in July 2000. He reported for training at the Johnson Space Center in August 2000. Following the completion of two years of training and evaluation, he was initially assigned technical duties in the Astronaut Office Station Operations Branch while awaiting assignment to a Shuttle fligh as a Mission Specialist. Bowen was originally assigned to STS-124 but was moved to a later flight to allow the Shuttle to rotate an ISS crew member.[1] Bowen is currently assigned to the crew of STS-126, targeted for launch in November 2008 to the International Space Station. STS-126 will carry a reusable logistics module that will hold supplies and equipment, including additional crew quarters, a second treadmill, equipment for the regenerative life support system and spare hardware.
[edit] References
- ^ Stephen Withers (2007). Crew assignments for space shuttle mission STS-126 have been revised following the resignation of an experienced astronaut.. iTWire. Retrieved on November 22, 2007.
